Rick Hasen
@rickhasen.bsky.social
Professor, UCLA Law; Director, http://SafeguardingDemocracyProject.org; 2020 CNN, 2024 NBC/MSNBC Election Law Analyst; electionlawblog.org
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Rick Hasen
@rickhasen.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Very Excited to Announce My New Book Project, “Unbent Arc: The Rise and Decline of American Democracy 1964-2024)” electionlawblog.org?p=152307
I’m very excited to be working on this major project, bringing together my many strands of research on democracy and election law.
I’m very excited to be working on this major project, bringing together my many strands of research on democracy and election law.
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this isn't like some magic wand that legalizes an illegal war and extrajudicial kidnapping. it's a weaponized DoJ deepening the propaganda.
Here's the newly released superseding indictment against Maduro and his wife:
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
this isn't like some magic wand that legalizes an illegal war and extrajudicial kidnapping. it's a weaponized DoJ deepening the propaganda.
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"Weiss is planning on chartering a private plane to fly to each location for the “Live From America” tour this month. Besides taking Dokoupil and CBS Evening News executive producer Kim Harvey on the flights, Weiss’ personal security detail of five armed bodyguards will also be on board."
January 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
"Weiss is planning on chartering a private plane to fly to each location for the “Live From America” tour this month. Besides taking Dokoupil and CBS Evening News executive producer Kim Harvey on the flights, Weiss’ personal security detail of five armed bodyguards will also be on board."
Archival Find of the Day electionlawblog.org?p=153694
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Archival Find of the Day electionlawblog.org?p=153694
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Join us Wednesday, Jan 7 @ 5 PM PT for a live conversation with Leah Litman & Madeleine Brand!
They’ll unpack Leah's book, “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
🗓️ RSVP now & tune in: buff.ly/UKzVYyO
@leahlitman.bsky.social
They’ll unpack Leah's book, “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
🗓️ RSVP now & tune in: buff.ly/UKzVYyO
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes
Wednesday January 7 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. PT Register Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes Leah Litman Leah Litman is a professor of law at the…
www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Join us Wednesday, Jan 7 @ 5 PM PT for a live conversation with Leah Litman & Madeleine Brand!
They’ll unpack Leah's book, “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
🗓️ RSVP now & tune in: buff.ly/UKzVYyO
@leahlitman.bsky.social
They’ll unpack Leah's book, “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
🗓️ RSVP now & tune in: buff.ly/UKzVYyO
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Divided 5th Circuit Panel Allows Some, But Not All, Challenges Against Restrictive 2021 Texas Voting Law to Go Forward electionlawblog.org?p=153692
Divided 5th Circuit Panel Allows Some, But Not All, Challenges Against Restrictive 2021 Texas Voting Law to Go Forward #ELB
You can find the opinions and partial dissent by Judge Oldham at this link.
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Divided 5th Circuit Panel Allows Some, But Not All, Challenges Against Restrictive 2021 Texas Voting Law to Go Forward electionlawblog.org?p=153692
“A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power” electionlawblog.org?p=153690
"A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power" #ELB
Carl Hulse for the NYT: Congress learned some hard lessons about the limits of its power during the first year of the second Trump administration, when Republican leaders in both chambers largely decl...
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
“A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power” electionlawblog.org?p=153690
“Election Denial, Voter Confidence, and Political Behavior in the 2021 Georgia Senate Runoff Elections” electionlawblog.org?p=153688
"Election Denial, Voter Confidence, and Political Behavior in the 2021 Georgia Senate Runoff Elections" #ELB
Seth McKee, Trey Hood, and Bailey Pittman in APR. Abstract: We analyze AP VoteCast survey data to determine if opinions toward the 2020 presidential election shaped participation and vote choice in th...
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
“Election Denial, Voter Confidence, and Political Behavior in the 2021 Georgia Senate Runoff Elections” electionlawblog.org?p=153688
Elon Musk, Who Spent Nearly $300 Million (By Far a Record) to Help Republicans in the 2024 Elections, Will Fund Them Again in 2026 Despite Earlier Statement That He Was Taking a Break from Politics (Corrected) electionlawblog.org?p=153680
Elon Musk, Who Spent Nearly $300 Million (By Far a Record) to Help Republicans in the 2024 Elections, Will Fund Them Again in 2026 Despite Earlier Statement That He Was Taking a Break from Politics (C...
Post on X (“America is toast if the radical left wins.”):
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Elon Musk, Who Spent Nearly $300 Million (By Far a Record) to Help Republicans in the 2024 Elections, Will Fund Them Again in 2026 Despite Earlier Statement That He Was Taking a Break from Politics (Corrected) electionlawblog.org?p=153680
“After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.” electionlawblog.org?p=153683
"After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It." #ELB
Matthew Purdy: A power-hungry president had twisted the government into a tool for his personal political benefit. His aides kept an “enemies list” of opponents to be punished. His cronies ran the Jus...
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.” electionlawblog.org?p=153683
“CGG Files State Election Board Complaint Demanding Georgia Enforce Election Law” electionlawblog.org?p=153685
"CGG Files State Election Board Complaint Demanding Georgia Enforce Election Law" #ELB
Release: Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) filed a formal complaint Wednesday with the Georgia State Election Board, Georgia’s election enforcement agency, calling on the Board to finally enforce s...
electionlawblog.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“CGG Files State Election Board Complaint Demanding Georgia Enforce Election Law” electionlawblog.org?p=153685
“Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches” electionlawblog.org?p=153674
"Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches" #ELB
NYT deep dive: Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history. It is enriching the family, as well as important ...
electionlawblog.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches” electionlawblog.org?p=153674
“Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time” electionlawblog.org?p=153676
"Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time" #ELB
USA Today: The U.S. Postal Service is making new changes in 2026, including adjustments to the postmark process, which could result in late fees and penalties for anyone mailing time-sensitive documen...
electionlawblog.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“Postmark change could impact getting ballots, bills in on time” electionlawblog.org?p=153676
“In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump” electionlawblog.org?p=153678
"In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump" #ELB
NYT: Jack Smith, the former special counsel, defended his decision to twice indict President Trump, accusing him of “exploiting” violence on Jan. 6, 2021, to overthrow the 2020 presidential election, ...
electionlawblog.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“In Hearing Transcript, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Indict Trump” electionlawblog.org?p=153678
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An official account of the United States government is dreamposting about deporting 80+ million citizens
December 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An official account of the United States government is dreamposting about deporting 80+ million citizens
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Jim Jordan was really scared on Jan. 6 after being in contact with the White House, Mark Meadows told Jack Smith’s team.
This comes out in testimony before Jordan’s own committee, which Jordan initially chose not to make public and then decided to release in the final hours of 2025.
This comes out in testimony before Jordan’s own committee, which Jordan initially chose not to make public and then decided to release in the final hours of 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Jim Jordan was really scared on Jan. 6 after being in contact with the White House, Mark Meadows told Jack Smith’s team.
This comes out in testimony before Jordan’s own committee, which Jordan initially chose not to make public and then decided to release in the final hours of 2025.
This comes out in testimony before Jordan’s own committee, which Jordan initially chose not to make public and then decided to release in the final hours of 2025.
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Shortly after the 2024 elections, I argued this could happen as one of many Republican methods for subverting democracy.
I underestimated the GOP scheme’s national scope, but that wasn’t the real surprise—it was how effectively Democrats fought back nationwide from California to Virginia and beyond
I underestimated the GOP scheme’s national scope, but that wasn’t the real surprise—it was how effectively Democrats fought back nationwide from California to Virginia and beyond
Donald Trump and national Republicans began plotting to rig the national congressional map for 2026 before Trump had even retaken office in January, Politico reports
The plot to redraw America
How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off.
www.politico.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Shortly after the 2024 elections, I argued this could happen as one of many Republican methods for subverting democracy.
I underestimated the GOP scheme’s national scope, but that wasn’t the real surprise—it was how effectively Democrats fought back nationwide from California to Virginia and beyond
I underestimated the GOP scheme’s national scope, but that wasn’t the real surprise—it was how effectively Democrats fought back nationwide from California to Virginia and beyond
Regularized news dump on New Year's Eve
The Chief Justice puts out his end of year report on the judiciary later today, which I will be taking a look at.
Here's what he said last year:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Here's what he said last year:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Chief Justice John Roberts defends judiciary from 'illegitimate' attacks
In his annual end-of-year report, Roberts says the independence of the judiciary is threatened by threats of violence, harassment, disinformation and defiance of court rulings.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Regularized news dump on New Year's Eve
“One New DOJ Voting Lawyer Worked on Georgia Fake Electors Plot. Another Was Part of Cleta Mitchell’s Anti-Voting Network” electionlawblog.org?p=153672
"One New DOJ Voting Lawyer Worked on Georgia Fake Electors Plot. Another Was Part of Cleta Mitchell’s Anti-Voting Network" #ELB
Democracy Docket: One Republican lawyer who worked to overturn the 2020 election alongside leaders of the effort, and a second who was a senior member of Cleta Mitchell’s anti-voting network, were rec...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“One New DOJ Voting Lawyer Worked on Georgia Fake Electors Plot. Another Was Part of Cleta Mitchell’s Anti-Voting Network” electionlawblog.org?p=153672
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And now we have Reverse Originalism where Blackman and Tillman use an awful 21st century case on POTUS immunity that everyone thinks is wrong to interpret a centuries old statute to make POTUS more of a dictator. Wow. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Is the President Subject to the Posse Comitatus Act?
[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] The Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Illinois (2025) was issued…
reason.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And now we have Reverse Originalism where Blackman and Tillman use an awful 21st century case on POTUS immunity that everyone thinks is wrong to interpret a centuries old statute to make POTUS more of a dictator. Wow. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
“I Counted Trump’s Censorship Attempts. Here’s What I Found.” electionlawblog.org?p=153670
"I Counted Trump’s Censorship Attempts. Here’s What I Found." #ELB
Nora Benavidez NYT oped: “We took the freedom of speech away.” That was part of President Trump’s explanation in October of his executive order that purports to criminalize burning the American flag. ...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“I Counted Trump’s Censorship Attempts. Here’s What I Found.” electionlawblog.org?p=153670
“The plot to redraw America; How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off.” electionlawblog.org?p=153668
"The plot to redraw America; How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off." #ELB
Politico deep dive: Over the course of the year, six states enacted new maps, accounting for nearly one-third of congressional seats and putting tens of millions of Americans under new congressional r...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“The plot to redraw America; How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off.” electionlawblog.org?p=153668
“New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shape” electionlawblog.org?p=153662
"New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shape" #ELB
Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has tapped leadership for the new Ohio Election Integrity Commission. As part of last summer’s budget, state lawmakers axed the state’s exist...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“New Ohio Election Integrity Commission begins to take shape” electionlawblog.org?p=153662
My Opeds and Commentaries 2025 electionlawblog.org?p=153664
My Opeds and Commentaries 2025 #ELB
Thanks to everyone who has read here at ELB, and read my other commentaries listed below. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2026, and happy and healthy 2026 elections as well! Republicans Are Suing to Ki...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My Opeds and Commentaries 2025 electionlawblog.org?p=153664
Electionline’s “In and Out” List is Here electionlawblog.org?p=153666
Electionline's "In and Out" List is Here #ELB
Read it here. My favorites: Out: Knowing what congressional district boundaries will be in place the year before an election.In: Uncertainty and litigation over congressional district boundaries.Alway...
electionlawblog.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Electionline’s “In and Out” List is Here electionlawblog.org?p=153666