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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6h

“Playbook: Inside JD Vance’s redistricting rescue mission” electionlawblog.org?p=152454

"Playbook: Inside JD Vance’s redistricting rescue mission" #ELB

Politico: VP JD Vance once again descended on barn-red Indiana yesterday to make the case for mid-cycle redistricting to reluctant Hoosier lawmakers, his second trip to the state and third meeting wit...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6h

“Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.” electionlawblog.org?p=152456

"Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own." #ELB

Politico: Democrats are pushing ahead with last-ditch efforts to stymie Republican mid-decade redistricting in Missouri and Ohio, although they face unclear paths to blocking the potential gerrymander...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6h

“Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders” electionlawblog.org?p=152458

"Federal Judges, Warning of 'Judicial Crisis,' Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders" #ELB

NYT: More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them con...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d

“How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland” electionlawblog.org?p=152451

"How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland" #ELB

NYT: In the fight over deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., Democratic leaders in the city and state have pleaded with President Trump and the courts to trust law enforcement records, bo...

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Joyce Meyer, President Trump’s nominee for the next commerce undersecretary to oversee the Census Bureau, avoids directly answering whether non-US citizens can be excluded from what 14th Amendment says must include "whole number of persons in each state"
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2. Does the Constitution require that “whole number of persons in each state” be used to apportion Congressional seats?
Yes, this text is found in the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2.

13. Can noncitizens be excluded from Census counts for the purposes of apportioning Congressional seats?
The Census Bureau’s important work, including the Decennial Census, focuses on providing high-quality data for a range of users and purposes. If confirmed, my focus will be on supporting the Census Bureau’s commitment to the accuracy and integrity of this data.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

*convinced

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

I believe that should be REEKING

Politico @politico.com · 2d

REAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charge” electionlawblog.org?p=152447

"Grand jury indicts N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, on bank fraud charge" #ELB

NBC News: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who has clashed with President Donald Trump, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia, three sources familiar with the ma...

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 2d

NEW: Trump's former personal attorney has convicted a federal grand jury to indict another one of Trump's political enemies

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N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump opponent, indicted by grand jury on bank fraud charge

James, a Democrat, has clashed with President Donald Trump after bringing civil charges against him in New York.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“Advancement Project, Georgia NAACP File Lawsuit Challenging Racial Vote Dilution in Georgia” electionlawblog.org?p=152443

"Advancement Project, Georgia NAACP File Lawsuit Challenging Racial Vote Dilution in Georgia" #ELB

Release: Today, a federal voting rights lawsuit challenging the redistricting of Meriwether County, Georgia, was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The law...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“Dominion, Company at Center of False 2020 Voting Conspiracies, Is Sold; The election machine manufacturer was bought by a little-known company whose founder is a former Republican election official.” electionlawblog.org?p=152445

"Dominion, Company at Center of False 2020 Voting Conspiracies, Is Sold; The election machine manufacturer was bought by a little-known company whose founder is a former Republican election official."...

NYT: Election machines that were at the center of multiple false accusations and conspiracy theories after the 2020 election, has been sold to Liberty Vote, a new group run by a former local election ...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Very excited to be interviewing my friend and former colleague @leahlitman.bsky.social at the @hammer.ucla.edu on Tuesday, October 14 (cosponsored by @law.ucla.edu) about her new book, Lawless. Free admission and video of the event will post afterwards. Join us!
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Leah Litman on the Supreme Court | Hammer Museum

University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman will discuss her provocative new book, which argues that the Supreme Court has abandoned legal reasoning in favor of political grievances dresse...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

Any university that agrees to this outrageous “compact” is a full participant in Trump’s assault on democracy. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

California Will No Longer Allow Payments to Induce People to Vote to Boost Turnout (Sometimes Selectively) in State Elections electionlawblog.org?p=152439

California Will No Longer Allow Payments to Induce People to Vote to Boost Turnout (Sometimes Selectively) in State Elections #ELB

Back in my 2000 California Law Review article, Vote Buying, I wrote about how some jurisdictions, such as California permitted payments for people to register or to vote (so long as those payments wer...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 3d

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Big Voter Registration Gap in Youth Voter Registration in Pennsylvania and Elsewhere electionlawblog.org?p=152422

Big Voter Registration Gap in Youth Voter Registration in Pennsylvania and Elsewhere #ELB

New data from The Civics Center:

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Dan Weiner on the Brennan Center’s Interesting Amicus Brief in the NRSC Case electionlawblog.org?p=152425

Dan Weiner on the Brennan Center's Interesting Amicus Brief in the NRSC Case #ELB

I asked Dan Weiner of the Brennan Center to write a bit about the interesting position they’ve taken in the NRSC campaign finance case. Here is his guest post: On Monday the Brennan Center for Justice...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act” electionlawblog.org?p=152427

"'The stakes are quite large': US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act" #ELB

Sam Levine with a deep dive on Callais for The Guardian.

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff” electionlawblog.org?p=152430

"VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff" #ELB

Indiana Capital Chronicle: Vice President JD Vance is slated to return to the Hoosier State on Friday to meet with Indiana’s Senate Republican caucus as redistricting deliberations appear to be at an ...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician” electionlawblog.org?p=152435

"Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician" #ELB

NYT: A majority of the Supreme Court appeared sympathetic on Wednesday to arguments by an Illinois congressman that political candidates should be able to challenge their states’ election laws. During...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

“Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces” electionlawblog.org?p=152437

"Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces" #ELB

WaPo: Every office along the second floor of the Longworth House Office Building looks welcoming, flags lined up nicely, most with visitor sign-in logs out front. Except for the one where the plaque o...

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

Watch Archived Video of Nate Persily’s Must-Watch Presentation for the Safeguarding Democracy Project on Lessons for 2024 and Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections electionlawblog.org?p=152433

Watch Archived Video of Nate Persily's Must-Watch Presentation for the Safeguarding Democracy Project on Lessons for 2024 and Risks to the 2026 Midterm Elections #ELB

Nate packs a lot of data and important observations into this talk, which was held on October 7, 2025. Watch:

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 3d

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

www.msnbc.com

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 2d

is this real life?

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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