Supreme Court Grants Right to File WI John Doe Cert Petition Under Seal with Redacted Public Copies
The court’s order is here (Chisholm).
ELB readers know I posted a redacted copy of the cert. petition a few weeks ago.
Category Archives: chicanery
“Judge: No conspiracy in Libertarians’ bump from Ohio ballot”
AP:
A federal judge delivered a legal victory Friday to Ohio’s elections chief and a voter sued by Libertarians for their roles in disqualifying the party’s gubernatorial candidate from 2014 fall ballots.
A lawyer for the Libertarian Party of… Continue reading
“Sting of Myself; Amateurish Spies Like James O’Keefe III Attempt to Sway the 2016 Election”
Must-read Jane Mayer in the New Yorker.
“McDonnell Case Already Impacting Other Ethics Cases”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled in the case of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R), but the case already is having an impact on the corruption prosecutions of other former top officials.
Two former top state… Continue reading
“After hefty campaign donations, Bentley benefactor gets governor’s support to go nuclear”
The latest from Alabama.
“Senate Candidate Fails Miserably At Dodging Questions About Voter Fraud”
“With Bob McDonnell Appeal, SCOTUS Can Clarify Line Between Politics and Crime”
I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins:
You don’t have to be a lover of the U.S. Supreme Court’s noxious Citizens United v. FEC case to be troubled by the corruption prosecution of Virginia governor… Continue reading
“‘I have, in fact, done the crime’: Rep. Ami Bera’s father admits illegal campaign contributions”
LAT:
Prosecutors said there were more than 130 instances of improper campaign contributions reported from approximately 90 people. Bera’s father repaid at least portions of those donations, and investigators said that it’s possible even more money was donated illegally… Continue reading
“New questions emerge about Bentley’s Vegas trip, Republican Governors Association’s influence”
Al.com:
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) has given Gov. Robert Bentley far more money than any other governor since Bentley and his former adviser and alleged mistress Rebekah Mason attended RGA’s annual conference in Las Vegas in November.
The… Continue reading
“The South Florida voter-fraud case that went nowhere”
Miami Herald:
It seemed like the rare, slam-dunk case of voter fraud.
Two men stood accused of unlawfully handling four other people’s mail-in ballots in the 2013 Homestead mayoral election, filling at least one of them for precisely the… Continue reading
“Prosecutors Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Allow Investigation Of Walker To Continue”
“From Albany to Prison: Ex-Lawmakers on Life Behind Bars”
“U.S. Supreme Court John Doe petition lays out legal questions in Scott Walker campaign finance coordination, judicial recusal”
“Prosecutors: Walker campaign, conservative group ‘one and the same'”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on the John Doe cert. petition.