Category Archives: election law biz
W. Va. SOS Tennant Expected to Run for U.S. Senate
“Prominent attorney Friebert was an expert on election law”
Sad news from Wisconsin.
“Steptoe Adds Jason Abel, Former Chief Counsel to US Sen. Schumer”
Tokaji’s Election Law in a Nutshell, Now in Print
Now available from West: my Election Law Nutshell, which includes discussion of Shelby County and other cases from the 2012-13 Supreme Court term. It’s designed as a study aid to students taking courses in Election Law, Law of… Continue reading
Election Law Journal 12:3 — Responses to Shelby County
The fall issue of Election Law Journal is now available. It features ten short essays on the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County from members of our illustrious editorial board. Here’s the full table of contents:
The Party… Continue reading
GW Panel on Government Ethics
George Washington’s Political Law Studies Initiative will host a panel and networking reception on September 12, on “important updates on the ethics process and developments in Congressional and Executive Branch ethics,” featuring Allison George of the Office of Government Ethics,… Continue reading
AALS 2014 Program and Call for Papers: The Right to Vote, from Reynolds to Shelby and Beyond
The subject of AALS Legislation & Law of the Political Process Section’s 2014 Annual Meeting program is “The Right to Vote: From Reynolds v. Sims to Shelby County, and Beyond.” The program will take place on Friday, January 3, 2014,… Continue reading
2013 Database of Election Law Teachers
“Bopp Fires Back at CREW Accusations”
Tokaji’s Election Law in a Nutshell, Shipping this Month
I’m happy to announce the imminent publication of Election Law in a Nutshell, coming later this month from West Academic Press. It’s designed for use by students with all the casebooks in the field. It will also be useful to… Continue reading
Huge Blow to Election Law Field: Electionline.Org Going on “Indefinite Hiatus”
Terrible news for those of us who have come to depend upon Mindy, Doug and the Electionline team to keep us up to date on news, trends and analysis in election administration:
Director’s Note: Au Revoir
electionline.org to go on… Continue reading
“CREW Executive Director Files IRS Whistleblower Complaint Against Campaign Finance Lawyer James Bopp”
Press release:
Today, Melanie Sloan, Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a whistleblower complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against James Bopp, Jr., the Bopp Law Firm, and the James Madison Center… Continue reading