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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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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"They were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions.
She writes that despite being 'sober' for decades, Kennedy [RFK Jr.] told her he still uses psychedelics, and smoked dimethyltryptamine, or DMT..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
She writes that despite being 'sober' for decades, Kennedy [RFK Jr.] told her he still uses psychedelics, and smoked dimethyltryptamine, or DMT..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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The real reason Trump keeps teasing a third term.
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H_...
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H_...
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The real reason Trump keeps teasing a third term.
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H_...
Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H_...
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If the collar don’t fit . . .
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If the collar don’t fit . . .
My torts exam writes itself.
A man in Pennsylvania had been cleaning a shotgun and placed it on the bed. Officers were informed that “a dog had jumped up onto the bed, causing the shotgun to go off, which openly struck the male.”
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say
The man had been cleaning a shotgun and placed it on the bed shortly before it was fired. He received treatment at an area hospital.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My torts exam writes itself.
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Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mafia governance in action
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
“Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech” electionlawblog.org?p=153011
"Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech" #ELB
Important new report from CDT: A social media creator gave gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars to Donald Trump during a livestream ahead of the 2024 presidential election. A progressive influence...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Architects of Online Influence: How Creators, Platforms, and Policymakers Shape Political Speech” electionlawblog.org?p=153011
“GardnerFest: A Festschrift in Honor of Jim Gardner” electionlawblog.org?p=153013
"GardnerFest: A Festschrift in Honor of Jim Gardner" #ELB
A fitting event today for the great Jim Gardner, whose scholarship is exceeded only by his decency and generosity as a colleague. I’m sorry to miss this: Jim Gardner is a distinguished scholar of cons...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“GardnerFest: A Festschrift in Honor of Jim Gardner” electionlawblog.org?p=153013
“Michigan Republicans ask Justice Department to monitor next year’s elections” electionlawblog.org?p=153015
"Michigan Republicans ask Justice Department to monitor next year's elections" #ELB
Michigan Public: A group of 22 Republican state lawmakers sent a letter Thursday asking the U.S. Department of Justice to supervise Michigan’s elections next year. The letter escalates ongoing tension...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Michigan Republicans ask Justice Department to monitor next year’s elections” electionlawblog.org?p=153015
“A New Litmus Test For Republicans Running for Senate: Ending The Filibuster” electionlawblog.org?p=153017
"A New Litmus Test For Republicans Running for Senate: Ending The Filibuster" #ELB
NOTUS: Republicans running in Senate primaries have a new litmus test for who the Trumpiest candidate is: Do you support nuking the filibuster? President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Senate R...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“A New Litmus Test For Republicans Running for Senate: Ending The Filibuster” electionlawblog.org?p=153017
“New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others” electionlawblog.org?p=153019
"New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others" #ELB
AP: A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed f...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others” electionlawblog.org?p=153019
“Nevada Supreme Court sends ‘fake electors’ case back to Clark County” electionlawblog.org?p=153021
"Nevada Supreme Court sends ‘fake electors’ case back to Clark County" #ELB
AP: The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared President Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential electi...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Nevada Supreme Court sends ‘fake electors’ case back to Clark County” electionlawblog.org?p=153021
Pa.: “Williamsport City Council seat to be determined by a drawing due to tie vote” electionlawblog.org?p=153008
Pa.: "Williamsport City Council seat to be determined by a drawing due to tie vote" #ELB
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: After the post-election canvas of votes revealed a tie between Williamsport City Council candidates Republican Eric Beiter and Democrat April Line, the winner of the seat wil...
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Pa.: “Williamsport City Council seat to be determined by a drawing due to tie vote” electionlawblog.org?p=153008
“The Stakes in the Supreme Court Mail Ballot Case; It is a weak case, but it is best seen as part of a larger strategic effort to change how election rules are made.” electionlawblog.org?p=153006
"The Stakes in the Supreme Court Mail Ballot Case; It is a weak case, but it is best seen as part of a larger strategic effort to change how election rules are made." #ELB
Bob Bauer on the Watson cert. grant. See also my earlier Slate piece on the case.
electionlawblog.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“The Stakes in the Supreme Court Mail Ballot Case; It is a weak case, but it is best seen as part of a larger strategic effort to change how election rules are made.” electionlawblog.org?p=153006
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President Trump has proposed a series of measures aimed at changing how elections are conducted. @rickhasen.bsky.social explains the constitutional limits on the president, the courts’ role, and what this means for voters across the country.
youtu.be/Xz_gA5K9wDE
youtu.be/Xz_gA5K9wDE
Trump vs. the Election System: How Far Can He Go? | Rick Hasen
President Trump has proposed a series of measures aimed at changing how elections are conducted. Rick Hasen explains the constitutional limits on the president, the courts’ role, and what this means…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
President Trump has proposed a series of measures aimed at changing how elections are conducted. @rickhasen.bsky.social explains the constitutional limits on the president, the courts’ role, and what this means for voters across the country.
youtu.be/Xz_gA5K9wDE
youtu.be/Xz_gA5K9wDE
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NEW: as expected, the SNAP showdown at SCOTUS ends in a fizzle: Trump withdraws his application to avoid fully funding SNAP because the government shutdown has ended and those benefits will be funded through the end of the year
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: as expected, the SNAP showdown at SCOTUS ends in a fizzle: Trump withdraws his application to avoid fully funding SNAP because the government shutdown has ended and those benefits will be funded through the end of the year
“Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.” electionlawblog.org?p=153001
"Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out." #ELB
NYT: The largest city in Alaska is about to undertake an experiment that feels both inevitable and impossibly futuristic in an era of pervasive mistrust toward elections: allowing all voters to cast b...
electionlawblog.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.” electionlawblog.org?p=153001
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If you're worried about being found out as a sex pest, Ken Starr recommends that you talk to Jed Rubenfeld.
Ken Starr signed an email to Jeffery Epstein with "hugs"
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If you're worried about being found out as a sex pest, Ken Starr recommends that you talk to Jed Rubenfeld.
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High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
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My new one @slate.com: The Supreme Court Just Took a Scary Voting Case That Has Trump Salivating. He Might Be Disappointed.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump’s Biggest Voting Bugaboo Reached the Supreme Court. Should We Be Worried?
President Donald Trump’s obsession with mail-in balloting reached the Supreme Court on Monday.
slate.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My new one @slate.com: The Supreme Court Just Took a Scary Voting Case That Has Trump Salivating. He Might Be Disappointed.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
“Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No.” electionlawblog.org?p=152997
"Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No." #ELB
NYT: The top Republicans in Kansas were ready to join President Trump’s redistricting push and redraw the state’s political map to deliver another seat in Congress to Republicans. Democrats feared tha...
electionlawblog.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Kansas Redistricting Was on the Fast Track. Then Some Republicans Said No.” electionlawblog.org?p=152997
“Texas Latino civic group sues to block AG Ken Paxton from shutting it down” electionlawblog.org?p=152993
"Texas Latino civic group sues to block AG Ken Paxton from shutting it down" #ELB
Texas Tribune: Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to block his efforts to shut them down. Paxton announced...
electionlawblog.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“Texas Latino civic group sues to block AG Ken Paxton from shutting it down” electionlawblog.org?p=152993
“Johnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected” electionlawblog.org?p=152995
"Johnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected" #ELB
NYT: Speaker Mike Johnson plans to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona as a member of Congress on Wednesday, according to his office, 50 days after her election, as the House ret...
electionlawblog.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Johnson to Seat Grijalva, Seven Weeks After She Was Elected” electionlawblog.org?p=152995
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A few snippets from my new @slate.com piece on the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Watson case on mail-in voting timing:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A few snippets from my new @slate.com piece on the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Watson case on mail-in voting timing:
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Is this normal? Raw Story writing a story simply quoting my @slate.com piece? www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...
MSN
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November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Is this normal? Raw Story writing a story simply quoting my @slate.com piece? www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...