Category Archives: chicanery

Will There Be an Investigation of the WI John Doe Leak?

September 14, 2016, 5:51 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the same MJS article I earlier linked to: “The public release of this John Doe evidence without court authorization is not merely a violation of the John Doe secrecy order; it is a crime under Wisconsin law,” Chisholm said.… Continue reading

“GOP eases lead paint laws after $750,000 in donations”

September 14, 2016, 3:54 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP-controlled Legislature approved a measure aimed at retroactively shielding paint makers from liability after a billionaire owner of a lead producer contributed $750,000 to a political group that provided crucial support to Walker… Continue reading

“McDonnell and Anti-Corruption’s Last Stand”

September 14, 2016, 11:10 amcampaign finance, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Jacob Eisler has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, UC Davis Law Review). Here is the abstract: In McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court constrained the reach of federal anti-corruption law, declared the inevitability and even desirability of representatives… Continue reading

“House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation”

September 14, 2016, 8:03 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Democrats have found a way to keep Trump-Bondi in the press.

“New Documents Released From Hack of Democratic Party”

September 14, 2016, 8:03 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: The documents released Tuesday were not immediately as damaging as the first trove, and they proved difficult to access. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy platform, posted multiple messages on Twitter explaining how to download the documents after users struggled to do… Continue reading

Wow. Wow. Wow: Guardian Publishes WI “John Doe” Documents, Showing WI Republicans Panicked over Losing State Supreme Court Control

September 14, 2016, 7:34 amcampaign finance, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This is this week’s must read. And it is bound to get attention as the Supreme Court of the US considers whether to take up John Doe case. I wish I had time to go through the 1500 pages of… Continue reading

3rd Circuit Denies En Banc Appeal in Sen. Menendez Case

September 13, 2016, 4:42 pmchicanery, Speech or Debate ClauseRick Hasen

Nest stop SCOTUS?

Deplorable Dept: “Bevin Says Clinton Election Might Require Shedding Blood”

September 13, 2016, 7:26 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Political Wire has the video. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) says patriots might have to shed blood to “reclaim” America if Hillary Clinton is elected: Whose blood will be shed? It may be that of those in this room.… Continue reading

“Trump bragged that his money bought off politicians. Just not this time.”

September 8, 2016, 5:29 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Missed this WaPo piece yesterday on Trump-Bondi.

Trump’s Wink-Wink on Vote Rigging

September 8, 2016, 5:20 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“Larry…you know exactly what I’m talking about.” Yeah we do.

“Prosecutors will drop cases against former Va. governor Robert McDonnell, wife”

September 8, 2016, 5:06 pmbribery, chicanery, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: Federal prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on corruption charges, ending a years-long saga that rocked the commonwealth’s political class and cut short the rise of a Republican Party… Continue reading

“Trump’s pay-for-play scandal intensifies”

September 7, 2016, 4:00 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Politico reports. Gotta believe this is thanks to Trump-Bondi finally getting NYT coverage.

“CNN’s Jeff Zeleny Highlights Trump’s History Of “Breaking Campaign Finance Laws” And “Evading” Legal Donation Limits”

September 7, 2016, 7:55 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Zeleny: ZELENY: In some cases they’re legal violations and he has been fined by the local entities, largely here in New York City. We can look at a list of some of them, I believe. In 1985, he evaded… Continue reading