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Rick Hasen
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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.
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“Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight” electionlawblog.org?p=153277
"Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight" #ELB
Politico: Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to huddle via conference call with Indiana House Republicans this weekend ahead of their upcoming state House session to redraw congressional maps, according...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Ed Whelan was Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for OLC from 2001-2004, so when he suggests that laws of war have been violated by the executive branch, that’s… something
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h
Does Pete Hegseth have a "golden shield" against prosecution in the form of a DOJ OLC opinion? Ed Whelan thinks not.
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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The spirit of Thanksgiving has infused the White House press office today, bringing us together in a blessed moment of harmony and goodwill.
Steven Cheung @StevenCheung47 Jane, respectfully, shut the fuck up for trying to politicize this tragedy. They were protecting DC and trying to make the nation’s capital safer. People like you who engage in ghoulish behavior lose all credibility. Not like you had any to begin with. Quote Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer · 20h This is so tragic, so unnecessary, these poor guardsmen should never have been deployed. I live in DC and watched as they had virtually nothing to do but pick up trash. It was for political show and at what a cost. x.com/kaitlancollins…
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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“Wisconsin congressional map lawsuits move forward as state Supreme Court appoints panels; The move could threaten the state’s current congressional map, which gives Republicans a 6-2 split” electionlawblog.org?p=153275
"Wisconsin congressional map lawsuits move forward as state Supreme Court appoints panels; The move could threaten the state's current congressional map, which gives Republicans a 6-2 split" #ELB
WPR: Whether those panels will actually redraw the maps remains an open question, said Bryna Godar, an attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School. ...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Still a must-read to keep up on the intersection of media and politics. Congratulations!
brianstelter.bsky.social Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 2d
🎉 The Reliable Sources newsletter is TEN YEARS OLD — so I'm here to say thanks to every reader. Yes, you too, even if you've only clicked the link one time 🤣 In an age of AI and algorithms, there's still nothing like a low-tech daily email
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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“Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody” electionlawblog.org?p=153273
"Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody" #ELB
Politico:  Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump admini...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Guess not today?
stevenmazie.bsky.social Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 2d
👀 Look for two possible SCOTUS orders today in big fully briefed emergency-docket cases:
✔️ whether Trump can deploy the National Guard to Chicago
✔️ whether Texas can use its freshly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Izzy, Lizza, Nuzzi... I CAN'T KEEP THESE FUCKERS STRAIGHT
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Three-Judge District Court Unanimously Rejects Challenge to North Carolina Congressional Re-Redistricting on Intentional Racial Discrimination and Other Grounds electionlawblog.org?p=153271
Three-Judge District Court Unanimously Rejects Challenge to North Carolina Congressional Re-Redistricting on Intentional Racial Discrimination and Other Grounds #ELB
You can find the opinion at this link. The court has allowed an even greater partisan gerrymander by the state’s Republicans in an evenly divided state to be put in place than the earlier partisan ger...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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My thoughts against the president’s on NPR about what was lost with the Fulton County, Georgia election interference case.

(Complete with the greatest NPR recap of my commentary ever).
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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I Spoke to the “Sidebar” Podcast About Campaign Finance Law and Politics electionlawblog.org?p=153267
I Spoke to the "Sidebar" Podcast About Campaign Finance Law and Politics #ELB
Listen here.
electionlawblog.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark
stevebenen.com Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 3d
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:

- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”

- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Voting Technology Experts Respond to New York Times Article on Anchorage “Vote by Phone” Experiment electionlawblog.org?p=153263
Voting Technology Experts Respond to New York Times Article on Anchorage "Vote by Phone" Experiment #ELB
The following statement was shared with me from some leading voting technology experts in response to this NY Times article: As experts who have studied online voting for years, we were disturbed to s...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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NEW: Justice Ziegler has corrected her misquotation of Moore v. Harper. However, her new summary of the Supreme Court's decision in Moore does not, in my view, accurately reflect the holding. The sentence she quotes doesn't match the "exceedingly limited" paraphrase. www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/D...
Worse yet, the plaintiffs’ theory disobeys the United States Constitution’s Elections Clause which vests redistricting responsibility exclusively in “the Legislature thereof.” U.S. CONST. ART. I, § 4. As the United States Supreme Court recently reaffirmed, the role of state courts in congressional redistricting is exceedingly limited. See Moore v. Harper, 600 U.S. 1, 36 (2023) (“[S]tate courts may not transgress the ordinary bounds of judicial review such that they arrogate to themselves the power vested in state legislatures to regulate federal elections.”). This lawsuit invites the very judicial meddling that the Constitution prohibits. We see other states invoking fairly interesting procedures to address congressional maps.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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“Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies” electionlawblog.org?p=153259
"Georgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and allies" #ELB
CNN: A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, closing th...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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NEW: Skandalakis is now moving to dismiss Trump’s Georgia case
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14d
BREAKING: Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, has appointed himself to prosecute the case against Trump and others in Fulton County.

The move follows a court ruling that disqualified Fani Willis from pursuing the case.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ORDERED: That under the authority contained in O.C.G.A. § 15-18-5, Peter J. Skandalakis, Executive Director, Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, or his designee, is hereby appointed to act as District Attorney rat, fortre time pea d beal in i o prostition, a master ta n, arrest or Gran Jury proceedings, whichever comes first, until all appeals are exhausted, the following case, to wit: State v. Donald John Trump, et al., clerk's number 23SC/88947, Fulton County, and pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-18-5 (c) shall receive no additional compensation for such services except that actual expenses incurred shall be reimbursed by Fulton County at the same rate as provided for district attorneys in O.C.G.A. § 15-18-12. This 14h day of November 2025. Peter J. Skandalakis, Executive Director
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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“After Trump pressure, Indiana lawmakers shift to convene on redistricting” electionlawblog.org?p=153253
"After Trump pressure, Indiana lawmakers shift to convene on redistricting" #ELB
WaPo: Indiana Republican leaders said Tuesday that the state legislature would reconvene in December to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, a reversal amid pressure from President Donald...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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“How an innocent woman’s name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs” electionlawblog.org?p=153255
"How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs" #ELB
CBS News: A federal security officer linked to a thwarted Jan. 6 pipe bomb attack cleared her name by providing an alibi: video of her playing with her puppies at the time the devices were placed, sou...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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“Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded Even as It Hits Legal Barriers” electionlawblog.org?p=153257
"Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded Even as It Hits Legal Barriers" #ELB
NYT: Shortly before noon on Monday, the Pentagon announced a highly unusual investigation into Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, who had infuriated President Trump by saying in a video last wee...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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@law.ucla.edu professor @rickhasen.bsky.social talked to Kirk McDaniel about the current state of the U.S. campaign finance system.

@sidebarcns.bsky.social on billionaires' increasing influence on politics: open.spotify.com/episode/5lS4...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Texas Files Its Reply in Supreme Court in Re-Redistricting Stay Request; Expect an Opinion from SCOTUS Any Time (Maybe Before the Thanksgiving Break?) electionlawblog.org?p=153249
Texas Files Its Reply in Supreme Court in Re-Redistricting Stay Request; Expect an Opinion from SCOTUS Any Time (Maybe Before the Thanksgiving Break?) #ELB
Here’s the reply.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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“Why NYC’s Multiparty Politics Feel So Chaotic; The city blends reforms meant to curtail party power with rules designed to enhance it. No wonder the outcomes are messy” electionlawblog.org?p=153247
"Why NYC’s Multiparty Politics Feel So Chaotic; The city blends reforms meant to curtail party power with rules designed to enhance it. No wonder the outcomes are messy" #ELB
Jack Santucci: New York City is becoming the nation’s test case for the latest electoral reform proposal, fusion voting, which allows multiple parties to nominate the same candidate. Advocates say fus...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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SCOTUS nerds: Is it weird that the State of Texas did not file a reply to its stay motion in the highly time sensitive Texas redistricting case?

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November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Question about the dissent by (the far-right) Justice Ziegler: Does this quote actually appear in Moore v. Harper? Did Moore say that state courts' role in congressional redistricting is "exceedingly limited"? I don't think it did! vhdshf2oms2wcnsvk7sdv3so.blob.core.windows.net/thearp-media...
Worse yet, the plaintiffs’ theory disobeys the United States Constitution’s Elections Clause which vests redistricting responsibility exclusively in “the Legislature thereof.” U.S. CONST. ART. I, § 4. As the United States Supreme Court recently reaffirmed, the role of state courts in congressional redistricting is “exceedingly limited.” Moore v. Harper, 600 U.S. 1, 34 (2023). This lawsuit invites the very judicial meddling that the Constitution prohibits. We see other states invoking fairly interesting procedures to address congressional maps.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Conservative Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Complain About Rule Changes and Power within State Supreme Court Done by Court’s New Liberal Majority electionlawblog.org?p=153245
Conservative Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Complain About Rule Changes and Power within State Supreme Court Done by Court's New Liberal Majority #ELB
You can find the opinions starting at page 33 of this pdf. Some of the language here is very touch, and some have said this is just whining by the conservative Justices who have lost power. But put th...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM