election law 
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
10/3/2022
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."
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SOURCE: WCNC
4/11/2021
'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.
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SOURCE: PBS News Hour
1/4/20201
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."
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
1/4/2021
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.
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SOURCE: Election Law Blog
11/16/2020
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.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
11/11/2020
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.
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SOURCE: PBS News Hour
11/5/2020
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.
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SOURCE: Slate
11/2/2020
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.
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