2020 was already expected to be a record year for election-related lawsuits—then coronavirus happened

2020 was already expected to be a record year for election-related lawsuits—then coronavirus happened

“Even before the virus hit, I was predicting that 2020 would see a record level of election-related litigation,” Richard Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California, Irvine, told Newsweek. “So it is not a surprise that the virus is spurring even more litigation, both over virus-related changes to election dates and procedures and also to litigate over the meaning of existing rules in light of the pandemic,” he added.