6th Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction in Judicial Campaign Solicitation Case
You can read the opinion here, which says very little on the merits of the constitutional claim.
Category Archives: campaigns
Ninth Circuit Taking Initiative Proponent Disclosure Case En Banc
The order is here.
Here is my post on the panel’s original decision, a decision which is wiped out by today’s grant of an en banc hearing:
Breaking: Divided 9th Circuit Strikes Down CA Law Requiring Identity of Ballot… Continue reading
“Can Judicial Candidates Solicit Money?”
Andrew Cohen on Williams-Yulee.
New Rock the Vote Video: Turn Out for What?
The Daily Beast on this amusing new video. (The cultural references are more likely to resonate if you are under 30.)
“Black Voters May Carry Kay Hagan To Victory In November”
“Americans for Prosperity plows millions into building conservative ground force”
Matea Gold reports for WaPo.
“Secretary of State Kris Kobach in tight race following Senate ballot dispute”
Kentucky Election Buffer Law Challenge to Be Heard by Federal Court
AP.
“Justices say replacement candidate should be on ballot”
News from West Va.
“FAN 34.2 (First Amendment News) — Court agrees to hear judicial campaign solicitation case”
Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Redistricting Case and Florida Case on Judicial Campaign Speech: Analysis
The number of election laws the Supreme Court has heard with a full argument has dropped off in recent years, I believe in part because voting rights advocates have tried to stay out of the Supreme Court. (See my ELJ… Continue reading
It’s Over in #KSSEN Litigation
Brian Lowry: “After court ruling Kobach directs counties to print ballots. It’s official: no Democrat in #KSSen race. #kseln“
“Outside groups, parties spend millions on N.C. turnout”
Breaking: In #KSSEN, Dems Do Not Need to Replace Chad Taylor on Ballot
In a 22 page, unanimous 3-judge decision, a Kansas court has ruled that the Kansas Democratic party need not name a replacement for Chad Taylor who withdrew from the U.S. Senate race. This ruling is unsurprising, given how… Continue reading