[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/24/19

[Rick Hasen]

Quote of the Day<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106594>
Posted on July 24, 2019 7:32 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106594> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

“Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a number of challenges to our democracy. The Russian government’s effort to interfere in our election is among the most serious. As I said on May 29, this deserves the attention of every American.”

—Robert Mueller<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/us/politics/mueller-testimony.html>, testifying before two House committees today.
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“In Remarks to Young Supporters, Trump Falsely Calls Elections a ‘Rigged Deal’”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106592>
Posted on July 24, 2019 7:29 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106592> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/politics/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-tsas.html>:

The president also used his time at the conference to paint a dark picture of immigrants and the election system, falsely claiming that undocumented immigrants can vote, and then accusing the election system in states like California of being rigged. This has long been an inaccurate claim made by Mr. Trump, who said he lost the popular vote<https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/donald-trump-voter-fraud-california.html?module=inline> because of voter fraud in that state.

“They vote many times, not just twice, not just three times,” Mr. Trump said. “They vote — it’s like a circle. They come back; they put a new hat on. They come back; they put a new shirt. And in many cases, they don’t even do that. You know what’s going on. It’s a rigged deal.”
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Posted in chicanery<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, fraudulent fraud squad<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>


“Washington is adopting same-day voter registration. Will it boost turnout?”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106590>
Posted on July 24, 2019 7:23 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106590> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Seattle Times reports<https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-is-adding-same-day-voter-registration-will-it-boost-turnout/>.
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Posted in Uncategorized<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>


“Secretaries of state plead for more money for election security”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106588>
Posted on July 24, 2019 7:02 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106588> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WBAL reports.<https://www.wbaltv.com/article/secretaries-of-state-plead-for-more-money-for-election-security/28410135>
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Posted in election administration<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>


Canadian Court Orders Election Official to Reconsider Date of Election Scheduled on Jewish Holiday (Shimini Atzeret)<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106586>
Posted on July 24, 2019 6:53 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106586> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here<https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6211397-Judgment-and-Reasons-T-948-19-1.html#document/p1>‘s the opinion.
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New Hampshire Democratic Party Claims Some Affiliated with Local Republican Party Created Fake NH Dems Account on Twitter<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106584>
Posted on July 23, 2019 12:59 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106584> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Release<https://mailchi.mp/nhdp/gopfakenhdpaccount>.
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Posted in campaigns<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, chicanery<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>


President Trump Files Lawsuit Against NY Law Allowing Congress to Get Trump’s Tax Returns, Arguing (Among Other Things) That It Violates Trump’s First Amendment Rights<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106581>
Posted on July 23, 2019 12:19 pm<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106581> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

One claim in the complaint<https://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/trump-ny-tax.pdf> says that the NY law is unconstitutional because it retaliates against Trump because of his political views in violation of the First Amendment.
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“Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Louisiana Over Discriminatory Maps for State Supreme Court”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106579>
Posted on July 23, 2019 11:43 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106579> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Press Release.<https://lawyerscommittee.org/lawyers-committee-for-civil-rights-under-law-files-voting-rights-lawsuit-against-louisiana-over-discriminatory-maps-for-state-supreme-court/>
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Posted in judicial elections<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>, Voting Rights Act<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>


“Yet again, Trump falsely blames illegal voting for getting walloped in California”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106577>
Posted on July 23, 2019 11:41 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106577> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo:<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/23/yet-again-trump-falsely-blames-illegal-voting-getting-walloped-california/?utm_term=.2c3e939d4ff3>

“And when they’re saying all of this stuff, and then those illegals get out and vote, because they vote anyway. Don’t kid yourself,” he said. “Those numbers in California and numerous other states, they’re rigged. They’ve got people voting that shouldn’t be voting. They vote many times, not just twice, not just three times. It’s like a circle. They come back, they put a new hat on. They come back, they put a new shirt on. And in many cases, they don’t even do that. You know what’s going on. It’s a rigged deal.”

Trump is making three claims here, all untrue.
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Posted in fraudulent fraud squad<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=8>


Teachers’ (and Students’) 2019 Update to Laycock & Hasen, Modern American Remedies (5th Edition) Now Available<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106156>
Posted on July 23, 2019 10:00 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106156> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

[Bumping to the top with instructions for downloading by professors.]

This supplement is current through the end of the Supreme Court’s term ending June 28. It is free for use for instructors assigning the book and their students. There are separate versions for the regular<https://www.wklegaledu.com/Laycock-Remedies5> and Concise editions<https://www.wklegaledu.com/Laycock-RemediesConcise5> of the book.

The 2019 Update to Modern American Remedies: Cases and Materials, Fifth Edition and Concise Fifth Edition by Douglas Laycock and Richard L. Hasen is now available for you to download.

This update is current through the end of the Supreme Court’s term ending June 28. It is free for use by instructors assigning the book as well as their students. There are separate versions for the regular<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=5882&elqTrackId=6712014F2CD3635551F2EC503F807C7D&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1> and Concise editions<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=5905&elqTrackId=60355D1F9310BEF11D41018A62670F72&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1> of the book.

To download the update, go to the regular<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=5882&elqTrackId=6712014F2CD3635551F2EC503F807C7D&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1> edition  or Concise edition<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=5905&elqTrackId=0C57A9DC894769AEF28C0EEDD74A8CCC&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1> page and scroll down to the Student Resources section. The 2019 Update to Modern American Remedies files include an extra password to unlock. You will find an additional document under the Student Resources section called 2019 Update Access Code that discloses the password.

To access additional teaching materials for these titles, you will need a validated professor account onWKLegaledu.com<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=5996&elqTrackId=0836DB9FEDAE74CEFDDD92ED875F899B&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1>. If you do not yet have a validated professor account, you may register atWKLegaledu.com/my-account/register<http://app.go.wolterskluwerlb.com/e/er?utm_campaign=Laycock%2FHasen%20Update-%20Version%20A%20%28Prof%20Only%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&s=1654&lid=6874&elqTrackId=21B006320FDC491D1D86C6F6A7C5ABBE&elq=365577539b5847189b00ff1fa9a6ab71&elqaid=12112&elqat=1>. Account validation may take 1-2 business days. Once validated, you may log into your account using your own personal login, go to the relevant product page and scroll down to access the Professor Resources. You’ll find the 2019 Update also posted under the Professor Resources for your convenience.
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“New Report Shows Extreme Lack of Diversity Among State Supreme Court Justices”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106574>
Posted on July 23, 2019 7:48 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106574> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Release<https://www.brennancenter.org/press-release/new-report-shows-extreme-lack-diversity-among-state-supreme-court-justices>:

State supreme courts, which sit at the top of state judiciaries, don’t have gender parity and don’t reflect the racial or ethnic composition of the communities they serve, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law.
“Across the country, states’ most powerful courts are overwhelmingly white and male, unlike the communities they serve,” said Alicia Bannon<https://www.brennancenter.org/expert/alicia-bannon>, Managing Director of the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program and a coauthor of the report. “Our judicial system loses credibility with the public when the judges making the rulings don’t reflect the diversity of the people affected by those rulings. Our courts can’t function without the public’s trust.”
The authors of State Supreme Court Diversity analyzed the demographics of more than 1,600 people who served as justices in the states’ highest courts between 1960 and 2019. Among their findings for that period:
13 states have not seated a person of color as a state supreme court justice
24 states currently lack a justice of color on their state supreme court bench
White men now make up less than a third of the U.S. population but more than half (56 percent) of state supreme court justices
Women make up roughly half the U.S. population but hold 36 percent of state supreme court seats
People of color make up nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population but hold 15 percent of state supreme court seats
Over the past twenty years, state supreme courts have become less reflective of the nation’s increasingly diverse population. In 1996, there were 63 percent fewer justices of color on state high court benches than would be predicted based on their representation in the general population. In 2017, that gap was 66 percent.
In addition, the authors supplemented their data with secondary sources that analyzed the pre-1960 period. They found that 18 states have never seated a black justice on a state supreme court.
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Posted in judicial elections<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19>


“U.S. Elections Are Still Not Safe From Attack; Congress Can Change That If It Acts Fast”<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106572>
Posted on July 23, 2019 7:46 am<https://electionlawblog.org/?p=106572> by Rick Hasen<https://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Larry Norden and Dan Weiner in Foreign Affairs<https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2019-07-23/us-elections-are-still-not-safe-attack>.
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Posted in chicanery<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election administration<https://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>


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