“Wisconsin: Study says 95% of the TV ads were negative”
This item appears at the Recall Elections Blog.
Category Archives: campaigns
The End of Campaign Finance Law: Part II
Yesterday, in my first post of this series on my forthcoming article The End of Campaign Finance Law, 98 Va. L. Rev. (2012), I argued that Citizens United’s importance rests less on its direct impact on corporate electioneering than… Continue reading
The End of Campaign Finance Law
Many thanks to Rick Hasen for this opportunity to guest blog about my forthcoming article, The End of Campaign Finance Law, 98 Va. L. Rev. (2012). At Rick’s invitation, I’m writing a short series of posts this week that… Continue reading
“Elected officials notified of possible campaign fund fraud”
The LA Times reports.
“Judges, Elections, and the American Mass Public: The Net Effects of Judicial Campaigns on the Legitimacy of Courts”
Jim Gibson has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
To what degree does the “new-style” of judicial campaigning undermine the legitimacy of state courts of last resort? Despite fears of catastrophic consequences from politicized campaigns, this paper… Continue reading
“Richmond Republicans and Democrats joined forces Thursday seeking to halt a revised state law that would leave unopposed candidates off the ballot this fall”
The Indiana Law Blog reports.
“Wisconsin: Questions about legality of yard signs calling for recall of Governor”
If such signs are illegal, I expect a court would find this law a violation of the First Amendment.
“Obama Ohio campaign mobilizes against election law”
AP reports.
Read Carrigan’s Merits Brief on Remand to Nevada Supreme Court in the Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan Case
It is here. [Disclosure: I consulted informally on this brief.]
“Reciprocity, Denial, and the Appearance of Impropriety: Why Self-Recusal Cannot Remedy the Influence of Campaign Contributions on Judges’ Decisions”
Tom Susman has posted this draft on SSRN (Journal of Law and Politics). Here is the abstract:
The system of privately financed elections of judges in most states across the country has long been controversial, with both the scholarship and… Continue reading
“Obama Campaign’s ‘Project Vote’ Name Choice Could Fuel Voter Fraud Charges”
“Mobilizing for marriage amendment fight”
Politics in Minnesota reports.
More Astrotweeting?
The Fix: “Romney aide accused of assuming fake Twitter handle @CrazyKhazei.”
Bizarre Twist in Carl Lewis Candidacy
Opponent State assemblyman resigns and drops out after wife sends Lewis a racist email (via Political Wire). [corrected to reflect that assemblyman was not Lewis’s opponent]