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Politico on Deem and Pass. Does anyone really believe that if Dems used this procedural maneuver, that it would help any vulnerable Democratic incumbents criticized in their vote for HCR? I guess so, or otherwise they wouldn't be monkeying around...Rick Hasen2010-03-16T12:58:31-08:00"Democratic Party Launching $20 Million Redistricting Effort In Key States"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015502.html
Sam Stein reports....Rick Hasen2010-03-16T11:26:23-08:00House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Democracy Restoration Act"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015501.html
See this ACLU press release....Rick Hasen2010-03-16T11:16:25-08:00"A Post-Racial Voting Rights Act"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015500.html
Jason Rathod has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was enacted "to foster our transformation to a society that is no longer fixated on race." Georgia v. Ashcroft, 539 U.S....Rick Hasen2010-03-16T10:39:09-08:00The Latest CU
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015499.html
CRS has issued a report, "Legislative Options After Citizens United v. FEC: Constitutional and Legal Issues." Ciara Torres-Spelliscy has written this Roll Call oped, "Shareholder Consent is Key in Political Spending." The CLC Blog offers Three Scenarios Now Possible on...Rick Hasen2010-03-16T10:26:49-08:00New Jersey Intermediate Appellate Court, Without Addressing the Merits, Allows Next Stages of Sen. Menendez Recall Process to Go Forward
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015498.html
A very interesting opinion, and certainly not the last word on the subject (if the proponents of the recall collect enough signatures)....Rick Hasen2010-03-16T10:18:26-08:00"FEC to Hold Public Hearing on NPRM on Candidates' and Officeholders' Participation in Non-Federal Fundraising Events"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015497.html
See here. Has the Democratic Party lost its tongue?...Rick Hasen2010-03-15T21:41:07-08:00"Citizens United and Congressional Earmarks"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015496.html
David Gans blogs....Rick Hasen2010-03-15T21:38:09-08:00More on "Deem and Pass"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015495.html
Speaker Pelosi likes it. Jack Balkin gives a constitutional way out, but one that requires the House to take political responsibility for signing the bill....Rick Hasen2010-03-15T21:34:53-08:00Quote of the Day
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"Buck up, Mr. Chief Justice. Occasionally there are some things you really need to hear." ---LWV President Mary Wilson, in this WaPo Letter to the Editor on the CU-SOTU controversy....Rick Hasen2010-03-15T10:02:49-08:00Judge McConnell on the Potential Unconstitutionality of the "Slaughter Solution" for the House Voting on Health Care
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015493.html
Don't miss this analysis by Judge McConnell. For those who don't know, Michael McConnell (now at Stanford, and formerly a 10th Circuit judge) is one of the smartest constitutional scholars in the U.S. He's not ideologue (despite the fact that...Rick Hasen2010-03-15T09:09:28-08:00Two Views on San Diego Campaign Finance Case
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015492.html
Council Member Ben Hueso for the city. Joe La Rue [corrected name], attorney for plaintiffs, for the plaintiffs. [Disclosure: I am co-counsel for the City in this matter.]...Rick Hasen2010-03-15T09:03:40-08:00More CU
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015491.html
AP offers Legislatures Push Back Against Campaign Ruling. Jeff Toobin's New Yorker article on Justice Stevens contains the following paragraph: "I asked him if the center of gravity had moved to the right since he became a Justice. 'There's no...Rick Hasen2010-03-15T07:34:27-08:00"Brave New World Of Political Spending For Nonprofits"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015490.html
Eliza's latest....Rick Hasen2010-03-15T07:21:28-08:00"Political Donations By Parties in Works"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/015489.html
The San Diego Union-Tribune offers this report. [Disclosure: I am co-counsel for the City of San Diego in this matter, which is currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.]...Rick Hasen2010-03-14T21:33:15-08:00