Category Archives: campaigns

“Cruz campaign calls don’t want Texans to know about the primary”

March 5, 2018, 8:34 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

McClatchy: Days before the Texas primary, one of Sen. Ted Cruz’s primary opponents was the target of the senator’s own campaign calls. Rather than asking Stefano de Stefano, a Republican running against Cruz, for his support in the March… Continue reading

Oral Argument Audio Now Available in SCOTUS Minnesota Political Apparel Case

March 3, 2018, 5:57 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen.

“How the Minnesota SCOTUS case could affect what Californians wear to the polls”

March 1, 2018, 12:56 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I spoke with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s Airtalk. Listen.

Good Example for Minnesota Political Apparel Case at SCOTUS: 2008 Dispute over Whether Toilet “Plungers Represent Support for a Political Candidate”

March 1, 2018, 12:37 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

One of the issues which came out at the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v,. Mansky is whether election officials can make a good faith effort to determine whether something is political and needs to be excluded from the… Continue reading

Roundup of Stories on Yesterday’s Oral Argument at SCOTUS in the Minnesota Political Apparel Case

March 1, 2018, 7:26 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Howard has it. Earlier I posted my thoughts.

“New Rule Bars Political Activity, Campaign Contributions by Federal Judiciary Employees”

March 1, 2018, 7:17 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Tony Mauro: Starting on March 1, more than 1,000 employees of the federal judiciary will be subject to a policy that prohibits them from partisan political activity, including campaign contributions. Judges and court employees have lived under similar rules for… Continue reading

Supreme Court Justices Grapple with Difficult Issues at Oral Argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, the Political Apparel Case

February 28, 2018, 11:04 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have just had the chance to read the transcript in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. As I indicated in my Slate piece yesterday, the case is a difficult one, not because polling places should be places for political expression… Continue reading

“Free Speech vs. Freedom From Intimidation The Supreme Court is set to reconsider campaigning at the ballot box; Justice Scalia got it right the first time.”

February 27, 2018, 1:22 pmcampaigns, Scalia, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, a case raising the question of whether Minnesota and other states can prevent people from wearing… Continue reading

“The Latest: Trump campaign statement appears to violate law”

February 27, 2018, 12:39 pmcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

AP: A statement released by the Trump campaign attributed to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Tuesday is in seeming violation of federal law prohibiting the use of official titles in political work..

“10 super-rich people dominate giving to super PACs active in midterm elections for Congress”

February 26, 2018, 7:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

USA Today: Donations from 10 super-rich individuals account for more than 20% of the money filling the bank accounts of federal super PACs, a USA TODAY analysis shows, highlighting how a small group of wealthy patrons is racing to influence… Continue reading

“The True Source of the N.R.A.’s Clout: Mobilization, Not Donations”

February 25, 2018, 9:47 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: To many of its opponents, that decades-long string of victories is proof that the N.R.A. has bought its political support. But the numbers tell a more complicated story: The organization’s political action committee over the last decade has not … Continue reading