“New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching”
An unusual perspective on voter ID from America, the National Catholic Weekly.
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“Driehaus wins abortion billboard battles”
See this story on former U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus’ win over an anti-abortion group that ran ads against him that he believed to be misleading. U.S. District Judge Timothy Black’s order reportedly allows Driehaus’ defamation lawsuit against the Susan B.… Continue reading
Judicial Retentions Election Conference
The two-day conference will take place at the University of Denver on August 11-12.
Judge Silberman Acquitted of Bribery
The LA Times reports here on the verdict in the case, in which Judge Harvey Silberman was accused of bribery for allegedly offering to pay an opponent’s filing fees if she would drop out of the race.
California Redistricting Roundup
Lots of analysis of and commentary on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission plans approved Friday: SacBee, SF Chronicle, Daily News, Voice of OC, Patch.com, CA Independent Voter Network, OneNewsNow, and KQED. The… Continue reading
Waterstone on AAPD v. Harris
The following is a guest post from Michael Waterstone:
Thanks to Dan and Rick for inviting me to post on the recent opinion in AAPD v. Harris. As Dan notes, the wheels of justice have moved slowly… Continue reading
“Calif. Poised to OK Political Donations via Text”
Setback for Opponents of Ohio Election Law
Ohio AG Mike DeWine has rejected summary language proposed by a group seeking to overturn a recently enacted state statute that, among other things, limits the period for early voting. The group, Fair Elections Ohio, hopes to gather 231,000… Continue reading
Americans Elect to Filter Candidates Based on Ideology
Richard Winger has this post on Americans Elect’s intent to “mak[e] sure we have candidates who bridge the center of American public opinion,” as its chief operating officer is quoted saying in a CSM story.
“9th Circuit Denies Rehearing in Renzi Case”
Legal Times has this post on the one-page order declining to rehear the Speech or Debate Clause case en banc. No dissents, although some predict a cert grant. You can find Rick’s post on the panel opinion here.
Seventh Circuit Enjoins Contribution Limits to Super PAC
The court’s brief order allows Wisconsin Right to Life State PAC to receive unlimited contributions, to be used for independent expenditures in the state recall elections later this month. It also expedites the appeal, with oral argument to take place… Continue reading
Chapin’s New Blog
New NY Redistricting Blog
Common Cause New York has started the Mapping Democracy Blog, to track redistricting developments in the state.
“Wall Street Continues to Spend Big on Lobbying”
NYT’s Dealbook reports here.