election law

Judge Luttig: Independent State Legislature Theory is Nonsense

by J. Michael Luttig

"Such a doctrine would be antithetical to the Framers’ intent, and to the text, fundamental design, and architecture of the Constitution."

'The Truth is, Our Elections are Very, Very Secure': Winthrop Professor Debunks Basis for Restrictive Voting Laws

Political scientist Scott Huffman says that despite claims of fraudulent voting, democracy has historically and recently been threatened more by efforts to restrict the vote. 

We Can’t Let Our Elections Be This Vulnerable Again

by Richard L. Hasen

2020 is a warning: America needs to remove opportunities for political pressure, discretionary action, and deception in the counting and recording of votes. 

Trump’s Legal Path to Overturn the Election Results Appears 100 Percent Dead

by Rick Hasen

We are not talking three Hail Marys anymore. We are talking done.  

Trump Needs Three Consecutive Hail Mary Passes

by Richard L. Hasen

A leading election law expert suggests that it would take a combination of longshots for Trump's legal strategy to overturn the will of the voters to succeed. But even if it ultimately fails it has already corroded the norms and processes of democracy. 

An Election Law Expert On What He Sees In Trump’s Lawsuits

Election law scholar Rick Hasen of UC-Irvine Law School says that lawsuits filed by Team Trump thus far lack both evidence and scope necessary to be significant factors in the election outcome. 

A Giant Test for Election Law (podcast)

Election Law expert Rick Hasen joins "What's Next" to discuss the state of litigation over voting procedures as election day approaches. 

Trump’s Attempt to ‘Manufacture Votes’ in Georgia Raises Legal Questions

"I think there is a good argument to be made that he violated both federal law, which prevents one person from trying to get another to procure fraudulent votes, as well as Georgia law, which makes election fraud, ballot box stuffing a crime."