“The Real Story Behind HBO’s ‘Confirmation’ From The NPR Reporter Who Broke The Story”
Must-listen NPR politics podcast with Nina Totenberg.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“After Scalia: The Future of United States Election Law”
I have posted this draft in progress (forthcoming, in Japanese translation, in America-ho (Biannual journal of the Japanese American Society for Legal Studies) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This Essay, based on a keynote address prepared for delivery at… Continue reading
“Texas defends its voter photo ID law”
Lyle Denniston for SCOTUSBlog:
Arguing that its five-year-old law requiring voters to have a photo ID before they may cast a ballot will not deny anyone in Texas the right to vote, state officials urged the Supreme Court on… Continue reading
Save the Date for 6th Annual @UCILaw #SCOTUS Term in Review Event
Announcement:
SAVE THE DATE
6th Annual
Supreme Court Term in Review
Thursday, July 14, 2016
12:00–1:30 p.m.
UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom (Directions)
This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key cases decided in the… Continue reading
“Citizens United Court Case Was A Fight Against Censorship, Bossie Says”
Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition talks to David Bossie of Citizens United.
I demand equal time!
“Lobbying and the Petition Clause”
Maggie McKinley has posted this very interesting draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Stanford Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Contrary to popular opinion, the Supreme Court has not yet resolved whether lobbying is constitutionally protected. Belying this fact, courts, Congress, and… Continue reading
“Evenwel v. Abbott: Every Person (and Every Win) Counts”
Janai Nelson blogs at Hamilton and Griffin on Rights.
“Yes, ‘Citizens United’ gives Republicans an electoral edge. Here’s proof.”
See this WaPo oped by Tilman Klumpp, Hugo M. Mialon and Michael A. William:
Unlike the federal government, some states never restricted independent political expenditures and were, therefore, unaffected by the Citizens United decision. Other states had restricted such expenditures… Continue reading
Join Trevor Potter and Me May 5 in DC for #PlutocratsUnited Event
We’ve rescheduled from our earlier event which was postponed due to the DC Blizzard:
Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The Left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The Right protests that the… Continue reading
“RBG, Originalist”
David Gans:
After Justice Antonin Scalia died, many speculated that originalism would die as well, without one of its most tireless adherents on the bench. Not if Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has anything to say about it. While Justice Ginsburg… Continue reading
One More Reform Group Amicus Brief Against Gov. McDonnell
“Corporate political activity: Persuasion, coercion and that pesky First Amendment”
Brad Smith:
Richard Hasen has a thoughtful op-ed up at Reuters, commenting on the apparent disconnect between liberals who appear to hate corporate participation in politics (Citizens United is terrible) and liberals who like corporate participation in politics (hey,… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Vindicates Venerable One (Person/Permanent Resident/Non-incarcerated Permanent Resident/Citizen/Voter), One (Vote/Share of Representation/Share of Representative Access/Share of Constitutent Services/Share of Constitutent Feedback) Rule”
Asher Steinberg on Evenwel.
“Trevor Potter: Happy Campaign Finance Warrior”
Interview at BillMoyers.com.
So given all of that, are you going to march?
Potter: Oh, I’m too sedentary a lawyer. I care deeply about all this, but most of my work is done through legal briefs and explaining the problems,… Continue reading