Category Archives: chicanery

“GOP Prosecutor Defends Scott Walker Criminal Probe, Says ‘Let’s Get the Truth Out'”

May 1, 2015, 10:03 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

An important corrective to some of the hysteria about the John Doe Wisconsin case: Two career prosecutors–one a Republican, one a Democrat–just called Scott Walker a liar, and not a single national newspaper took notice. The comments came after Walker,… Continue reading

Further Consideration of WI John Doe Case at #SCOTUS Postponed to Later Date

May 1, 2015, 9:56 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

John Elwood notes: Finally – or should we say “fine-uh-leee!,” we have O’Keefe v. Chisholm, 14-872, which will not be considered at the May 1 Conference because it has already been rescheduled a second time.… Continue reading

No #SCOTUS Order Today in WI John Doe Case

April 27, 2015, 7:36 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Although it was on Friday’s conference, there is no order in today’s O’Keefe v. Chisolm case, a case conservatives have urged the Supreme Court to take. The case fits into the argument that conservatives are being harassed in campaign finance… Continue reading

“Newly Elected Mayor Locked Out Of City Hall In Struggling St. Louis County Town”

April 25, 2015, 10:11 amchicaneryRick Hasen

HuffPo reports.

“Feds charge ex-congressional chief of staff with secretly funding 2010 ringer candidate”

April 24, 2015, 5:15 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Federal prosecutors on Friday accused former Miami Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s ex-chief of staff of secretly financing a ringer tea-party candidate in 2010 to draw votes away from a Republican rival — an illegal scheme that inspired… Continue reading

“Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’”

April 21, 2015, 1:20 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

National Review on John Doe.

“Video: Newly-Elected Hasidic Village Trustee Refuses To Answer Questions On His Alleged Voter Fraud”

April 19, 2015, 10:41 amchicaneryRick Hasen

More from Bloomingburg. (Video.) (Background on the dispute from the NYT).

“Dean Skelos, New York Senate Leader, and His Son Are Said to Be Focus of Federal Inquiry”

April 15, 2015, 7:37 pmbribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT reports. A draft paper of mine asks why New York sees so many more corruption prosecutions and convictions than Congress and most other states.

“Reports Reveal Elaborate Spending Up Until Schock’s Resignation”

April 15, 2015, 7:31 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

NBC Chicago: An examination by NBC5 Investigates shows the former 18th District congressman spent more than $42,000 on travel expenses, most of it on airfare, with one notable $4,000 stay at the swank White Elephant Hotel in Nantucket. The… Continue reading

“Schock Donor Sues Ex-US Congressman Seeking Reimbursement”

April 15, 2015, 10:53 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: “A Chicago lawyer filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against former Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock on Wednesday, saying he was tricked into believing the young congressman was “a breath of fresh air” in a corruption-prone state but who instead… Continue reading

“Vote Buying at Center of Eastern Ky. Judge-Executive Race”

April 13, 2015, 5:20 pmchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Why is Blago’s appeal dragging on and on?”

April 10, 2015, 10:35 amchicaneryRick Hasen

Gerald Skoning with a question I’ve been asking for a while.

Novel Legal Theory in Christie-Related Bridgegate Indictments?

April 8, 2015, 2:19 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: People close to the case say prosecutors are likely to bring charges based on a rarely used provision of a fraud statute, under which they would argue that Mr. Christie’s associates used the bridge, or the Port … Continue reading