Rick Hasen: “In the run-up to the 2020 election, the Supreme Court decided a large number of emergency election cases, but few such cases have made it to the court so far this election season. The reason is no mystery: In 2020, we were in the midst of the Covid pandemic, which triggered litigation when some states altered their election rules, such as by expanding mail-in voting opportunities, to keep people safe and healthy, and when others failed to change their election rules despite the pandemic.
”“This time around, there are fewer election changes and fewer serious election disputes in the courts. Republicans have filed a large number of lawsuits, but many of these appear either to be about political posturing (to bolster false claims by Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump that the system is rife with fraud) or to serve as placeholders for lawsuits that could be brought after the election in the event of a close race.”