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Rick Hasen's web log]]>en-us2009-07-02T10:52:58-08:00Independence Day Blogging Break
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014039.html
It has been a very busy period for the blog---November's election did not end until this week's Coleman-Franken decision. The Supreme Court's important ruling in Caperton, the judicial elections case, was followed by the Supreme Court's surprise ruling in NAMUDNO...Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:52:58-08:00"Balls, strikes and absentee ballots"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014038.html
Brian Rice offers this commentary on Coleman-Franken at MPR....Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:39:37-08:00"Commentary: Supreme Court's Unexpected 'Judicial Minimalism' in Voting Rights Case"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014037.html
Paul Smith and Joshua Block have written this piece for law.com....Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:27:39-08:00"Federal Grants Give States Edge in Collecting Precinct-Level Election Data"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014036.html
The EAC has issued this press release....Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:15:33-08:00"New Look at Election Spending Looms in September"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014035.html
The WSJ offers this report....Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:11:08-08:00"Washington Post Sells Access, 25,000+"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014034.html
Very interesting. UPDATE: Well that was quick....Rick Hasen2009-07-02T10:08:17-08:00"November 2006 Undervote Analysis"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014032.html
Mark Shelden reports....Rick Hasen2009-07-01T15:40:44-08:00Persily: Exhausted by Exhaustion
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014031.html
Nate Persily sends along this guest post: Rick Pildes takes me to task for suggesting the Court might perpetually avoid the constitutional shortcomings of the coverage formula for the VRA. He mistakes my speculation and kremlinology of the Court for...vra renewal guest bloggingRick Hasen2009-07-01T14:46:13-08:00"The Rhetoric of a 'Stolen' Election"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014030.html
Ned Foley offers this well-deserved criticism of this morning's WSJ editorial on Coleman-Franken....Rick Hasen2009-07-01T14:41:17-08:00"McCain and Feingold Use 'Hold' to Pressure Obama on FEC Picks"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014029.html
CQ Politics offers this report....Rick Hasen2009-07-01T14:34:51-08:00Pildes: Confusion About the Future of Voting-Rights Litigation
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014028.html
Rick Pildes sends along this guest post on NAMUDNO: In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to avoid resolving the constitutionality of Section 5 for now, some confusion has emerged about legal questions concerning the next challenge. In particular,...vra renewal guest bloggingRick Hasen2009-07-01T11:51:05-08:00"EAC Releases Report on Voter Registration"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014027.html
Details here....Rick Hasen2009-07-01T10:20:41-08:00Using Technology to Push "Weekend Voting Act"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014026.html
See here....Rick Hasen2009-07-01T10:18:34-08:00A Bit More on Citizens United and the "Incurable Defect"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014025.html
Following up on this post, a few readers have written to say that the Court would still have jurisdiction over the issue, pointing me to Stern and Gressman pointing out that the Court's rules are not jurisdictional, but prudential, and...Rick Hasen2009-07-01T09:47:27-08:00More Legal Analysis of Yesterday's MN Supreme Court Ruling in Coleman-Franken
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/014024.html
Star Tribune Pioneer Press...Rick Hasen2009-07-01T09:14:48-08:00