Category Archives: campaigns

“Lobbyists, Bearing Gifts, Pursue Attorneys General”

October 28, 2014, 9:39 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

Must-read A1 Eric Lipton for the NYT: Attorneys general are now the object of aggressive pursuit by lobbyists and lawyers who use campaign contributions, personal appeals at lavish corporate-sponsored conferences and other means to push them to drop investigations, change… Continue reading

“Professors’ Research Project Stirs Political Outrage in Montana”

October 28, 2014, 10:57 amcampaigns, pedagogyRick Hasen

NYT’s The Upshot weighs in.

“Shakeup at Organizing for Action”

October 28, 2014, 10:14 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Politico: “Organizing for Action is getting the jump on a post-midterms shake-up, with staff changes and the beginning of a reconstituting that will begin President Barack Obama’s shift toward thinking about his role after leaving office….OFA is winding down… Continue reading

“Is Your Judge for Sale?”

October 28, 2014, 8:49 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Andy Kroll for Mother Jones.

“Republicans Join Attacks on Big Money | Rules of the Game”

October 28, 2014, 8:31 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Eliza’s latest.

“Court: State has no jurisdiction over tweets”

October 28, 2014, 8:16 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Gannett: “The Ohio Elections Commission can’t crack down on Tweets — even if those 140-character messages include false political information, a Cincinnati federal judge ruled on Monday.”

“A Kansas Group’s Push to Oust Judges Reveals a Gap in Campaign Finance Rules”

October 28, 2014, 8:15 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

ProPublica reports.

“Are Our Courts for Sale?”

October 27, 2014, 9:04 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Joe Nocera NYT column.

“Kansas spent more than $34,000 on Senate-race litigation”

October 27, 2014, 3:00 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry reports.

“Profs Bumble Into Big Legal Trouble After Election Experiment Goes Way Wrong”

October 27, 2014, 7:38 amcampaigns, election law bizRick Hasen

Those Stanford/Dartmouth researchers messing with a Montana judicial election may be in real trouble. My earlier coverage.

Role of Lobbyists Issue in AZ Governor’s Race

October 26, 2014, 12:38 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, lobbyingRick Hasen

See this Arizona Republic report.

McDaniel Doesn’t (Yet) Rule Out Further Legal Action in #MSSEN

October 24, 2014, 5:53 pmcampaigns, recountsRick Hasen

Clarion-Ledger: McDaniel in statement said, “Republicans are still left wanting justice” by the decision and said he hopes “conservatives in Mississippi will view this decision as a driving factor to get involved in Republican politics.” Neither McDaniel nor his lead… Continue reading

Breaking: MS Supreme Court Rejects McDaniel Challenge in #MSSEN Race on 4-2 Vote: My Analysis

October 24, 2014, 3:37 pmcampaigns, recountsRick Hasen

You can read the opinion at this link. Here are some thoughts. 1. The plurality, concurrence and dissent. The Court’s opinion broke down 3-1-2, with 3 Justices not participating. The plurality opinion held that it was bound by a… Continue reading

“Tennant accused of violating election law”

October 24, 2014, 2:37 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

News from West Va.: Secretary of State Natalie Tennant’s rally on the steps of the Kanawha County Courthouse on Wednesday to celebrate the start of early voting may have violated state election law, officials said. Tennant, the Democratic candidate for… Continue reading