Richard L. Hasen is a professor of law and political science at the UC–Irvine School of Law and is writing a book on campaign finance and political equality. Follow him on Twitter.
Jurisprudence
Nov. 11 2014 7:47 AMThe Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering ConundrumDid Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Oct. 19 2014 1:05 PMDawn PatrolJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s critically important 5 a.m. wake-up call on voting rights.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Sept. 29 2014 10:30 AMThe Voting Wars Heat UpWill the Supreme Court allow states to restrict voting for partisan advantage?Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
July 23 2014 10:55 AMBad ReadersThe judges who ruled against Obamacare are following Scalia down a terrible path of interpretation.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
June 20 2014 3:12 PMHere’s $20 Million for Your CandidateThe Scott Walker case could shred the remaining limits on influencing elections.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Feb. 10 2014 11:19 AMThe New Conservative Assault on Early VotingThe goal is to make the electorate smaller as well as more Republican.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Sept. 30 2013 1:49 PMThe Next Citizens United?The campaign finance case at the Supreme Court next week will be big—or huge.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Aug. 19 2013 12:08 PMSupreme ErrorNorth Carolina’s new voter suppression law shows why the Voting Rights Act is still necessary.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
May 14 2013 5:17 PMIt’s About Disclosure, StupidThe larger failing behind the terrible IRS treatment of Tea Party groups.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Feb. 21 2013 11:49 AMAfter ScaliaDon’t give up on campaign finance reform, however hopeless it seems now.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Jan. 10 2013 5:42 AMWhat’s Lost if the Voting Rights Act Falls?Minority voters will lose a key bargaining chip.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Oct. 26 2012 5:42 PMWill Bush v. Gore Save Barack Obama?If Obama narrowly wins Ohio, he can thank Justice Scalia and the court’s conservatives.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Oct. 9 2012 1:17 PMElection TruthersWill Republicans accept an Obama election victory?Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Oct. 31 2014 4:09 PMLousy JudgmentThis year’s scary election ads will destroy any lingering confidence in the judicial branch.Richard L. Hasen and Dahlia Lithwick
Jurisprudence
Oct. 10 2014 10:16 AMHow to Predict a Voting Rights DecisionThe Supreme Court just made it harder to vote in some states and easier in others.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Aug. 18 2014 4:42 PMJust PoliticsJust because politics can be ugly doesn’t make it a crime.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
June 20 2014 6:10 PMThe Political Gabfest: The “Inside Baseball” Bonus SegmentListen to election law expert Rick Hasen explain recent court rulings that could shape 2016.David Plotz and Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
April 2 2014 1:13 PMDie Another DayThe Supreme Court takes a big step closer to gutting the last bits of campaign finance reform.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Nov. 11 2013 5:56 PMMaking a Federal Case Out of ItHow Democrats may win the Virginia attorney general’s race.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Sept. 19 2013 2:21 PMWhy Was Tom DeLay’s Conviction Tossed?Corporate love set him free.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
July 1 2013 2:29 PMAre the Liberal Justices Savvy or Suckers?They are playing to beat John Roberts at his long game.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
March 18 2013 1:30 PMThe Voting Wars WithinIs the Department of Justice too biased to enforce the Voting Rights Act?Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Jan. 25 2013 4:23 PMDemocrats, Don’t Freak Out!Why fears that Republicans will gerrymander the Electoral College are overblown.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Nov. 6 2012 4:07 PMElection Day DispatchesBlack Panthers, Navy Seals, and mysterious voting machines.Richard L. Hasen
Politics
Oct. 15 2012 3:52 PMIs the Supreme Court About To Swing Another Presidential Election?If the court cuts early voting in Ohio, it could be a difference maker in the Buckeye State.Richard L. Hasen
Jurisprudence
Oct. 1 2012 8:15 AMWrong NumberThe crucial Ohio voting battle you haven't heard about.Richard L. Hasen