Articles by Hans von Spakovsky

LawCommentary

Why Election Integrity Is So Important to Me

Hans von Spakovsky | November 02, 2020

I had a phone call recently from an old friend who follows the work I do on safeguarding the integrity of our elections. He asked… Read More

LawCommentary

Hunter Biden Emails, Texts Raise Questions That Need Answers

Hans von Spakovsky | November 02, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has long denied that he has any knowledge of, or involvement in, the questionable business dealings of his son, Hunter… Read More

LawCommentary

Why Safeguarding Our Elections Matters

Hans von Spakovsky | November 01, 2020

In the American Revolution, people gave up their lives to secure our system of government. During the women’s suffrage movement, some protested and risked it… Read More

LawCommentary

8 States in Voting Lawsuits With Election Day Less Than a Week Away

Hans von Spakovsky | October 28, 2020

With Election Day just days away, and early voting already underway in many states, the election-related lawsuits have been piling up, and court decisions (and… Read More

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Federal Appeals Court Reminds Judges Not to Change Rules Before or During Election

Hans von Spakovsky | October 20, 2020

The Supreme Court advises that judges should not change state and county election rules right before an election, a Cincinnati-based appeals court has reminded a… Read More

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For Now, Florida Judge Stays in Proper Lane on Elections

Hans von Spakovsky | October 19, 2020

Florida, like most other states, requires those who wish to vote in upcoming elections to register.  Florida’s deadline for registering to vote in the upcoming… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Pelosi Bill to Remove President From Office Is a Needless Political Stunt

Hans von Spakovsky | October 19, 2020

Although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed earlier this month that President Donald Trump is “in an altered state right now,” she is the one who appears to be… Read More

LawCommentary

Government Officials and Federal Judges Both Need to Be Reminded That There’s No ‘Pandemic Exception’ to the Constitution

Hans von Spakovsky | October 16, 2020

Like Alice in Wonderland, it feels like we’re living in an upside-down world. Except now it is Alice in “Pandemicland.” Government officials have been forced… Read More

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The 11th Circuit Again Quashes Judge’s Continued Election Meddling in Alabama

Hans von Spakovsky | October 16, 2020

In the nearly five-month-long court battle involving a federal district court trying to prevent Alabama from enforcing state laws intended to safeguard the integrity of… Read More

LawCommentary

7th Circuit Court Stays District Judge’s Order and Provides a Civics Lesson on the Proper Role of Judges

Hans von Spakovsky | October 16, 2020

Many federal district court judges have an expansive view of their authority—which far too often ignores Supreme Court precedent. Judge William Conley, a federal district… Read More

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More Examples of Election Fraud Prove the Left Is in Denial About It

Hans von Spakovsky | October 14, 2020

The 2020 presidential election is less than three weeks away, and many Americans have already voted early or through the mail. Unfortunately, at the same… Read More

LawCommentary

How Judge Amy Coney Barrett Has Protected Americans’ Civil Rights

Hans von Spakovsky | October 08, 2020

This op-ed is part of a series that explores the writings and jurisprudence of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s nominee for the United States… Read More

LawCommentary

Supreme Court Acts to Protect Election Integrity in South Carolina

Hans von Spakovsky | October 07, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court acted in the best interests of the voters of South Carolina on Monday by dissolving a preliminary injunction issued by a… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Tens of Thousands of Cases of Possible Voter Fraud Cited in New Report

Hans von Spakovsky | October 05, 2020

One of the constant refrains from those who oppose election reforms designed to protect the security and integrity of the voting process is that serious… Read More

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Ensuring the Integrity of Our Election System

Hans von Spakovsky | October 05, 2020

This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More

LawCommentary

Injunction Against Postal Reforms Is Biased Judicial Overreach

Hans von Spakovsky | September 23, 2020

U.S. District Court Judge Stanley Bastian last week issued a nationwide injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service from implementing reforms to its inefficient and wasteful… Read More

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4 Voters Claiming NPR as Residence Turn Up in Search of California Voting Records

Hans von Spakovsky | September 17, 2020

As regular listeners of National Public Radio know, the taxpayer-funded outlet regularly disparages the idea that any type of fraud occurs in our elections. Now,… Read More

LawCommentary

Expect Chaos for the November Election

Hans von Spakovsky | September 08, 2020

It’s becoming increasingly clear that we should conduct the November election in as normal a manner as possible. We should have as many of our… Read More

LawCommentary

Trump Suggests a Presidential Election Redo. Is That Possible?

Hans von Spakovsky | August 22, 2020

President Donald Trump has pointed out correctly that mail-in elections can be plagued with fraud and other serious problems, making it impossible to know who the… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

The Washington Post’s ‘Fact Checker,’ Not Pence, Deserves the 4 Lying ‘Pinocchios’

Hans von Spakovsky | August 07, 2020

Glenn Kessler, the so-called “fact checker” at The Washington Post, this week called out Vice President Mike Pence’s answer to an interview question about election… Read More

LawCommentary

The Risks of Mail-In Voting

Hans von Spakovsky | July 31, 2020

Many people misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s tweet Thursday morning about a possible delay in the Nov. 3 election as a threat by him to postpone the election…. Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Second House ‘Minibus,’ With $1 Trillion Onboard, Careens Off Road Into a Fiscal, Policy Wreck

Hans von Spakovsky | July 29, 2020

The House of Representatives will likely vote later this week on H.R. 7617, a 1,165-page behemoth that would spend more than $1 trillion in taxpayers’… Read More

LawCommentary

Barr Rightfully Defends Federal Response to Dangerous Rioting, as House Democrats Attack Him

Hans von Spakovsky | July 29, 2020

In testimony Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr justifiably pushed back hard against confrontational and rude Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who appeared intent on scoring political… Read More

LawCommentary

The Latest, Fast-Moving Developments in the 2020 Election Season

Hans von Spakovsky | July 27, 2020

I often write about the latest developments in the election area, including court decisions and legislative and regulatory changes. An unprecedented number of lawsuits have… Read More

LawCommentary

It’s Time to Shut Down Judge Emmet Sullivan’s 3-Ring Circus in Flynn Case

Hans von Spakovsky | July 23, 2020

Michael Flynn’s attorney has fired another broadside at Judge Emmet Sullivan, the trial judge presiding over his case.  Flynn filed a blistering brief opposing Sullivan’s… Read More

LawCommentary

Supreme Court’s ‘Faithless Electors’ Decision Safeguards Electoral College

Hans von Spakovsky | July 06, 2020

In a decision issued Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states can punish presidential electors who break their pledge to support the presidential candidate preferred… Read More

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Local Tribunal Attempts to Disenfranchise Citizens to Keep Town Council Positions

Hans von Spakovsky | July 06, 2020

A closely contested municipal election for five seats on the Harpers Ferry Town Council in West Virginia highlights the small margins with which some elections are decided,… Read More

LawCommentary

Supreme Court Ruling on Illegal Immigration a Victory for Trump

Hans von Spakovsky | June 26, 2020

In a victory for border security that will help the federal government regain control over the immigration process, the Supreme Court has upheld commonsense rules used by… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

During Ebola Pandemic, Liberia Held Political Rallies

Hans von Spakovsky | June 19, 2020

While President Donald Trump has endured criticism from some for planning to hold one of his first political campaign rallies Saturday evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma,… Read More

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DACA Ruling Is Supreme Court’s Latest Act of Political Timidity

Hans von Spakovsky | June 18, 2020

With the Supreme Court’s latest erroneous decision on immigration, Chief Justice John Roberts and other justices have done lasting damage to the Constitution, the rule… Read More