Category Archives: campaigns
“Senator: Governor, commissioner trying to oust him”
AP:
A Republican Senate leader claims in recently filed court documents that Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, the commissioner of political practices and two others conspired to remove him from office by accusing him of breaking campaign laws.
Commissioner Jonathan… Continue reading
“Quixotic ’80 Campaign Gave Birth to Kochs’ Powerful Network”
Sunday NYT A1 deep dive by Nick Confessore
“Iowa Supreme Court dismisses state senator’s defamation suit”
The Des Moines Register reports.
You can find the opinion of the court here. As with many cases brought by candidates involving defamation in campaign advertising, the case fails upon proof of “actual malice” (proof that the person making… Continue reading
“Conyers files federal lawsuit in fight to stay on primary ballot”
Yeah, there was little doubt this was coming.
[UPDATE: The story now clarifies that Conyers joined an existing suit and did not file a separate suit.]
“FAN 15 (First Amendment News) — Free Speech & Judicial Elections: The Return of Kaus’ Crocodile”
“Wayne County clerk: I won’t allow Conyers on August primary ballot”
The Detroit Free Press reports. Let’s see what happens after the lawsuit.
“Begich Could Benefit From a Ballot Initiative Bounce”
Roll Call:
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich is all of a sudden the likely beneficiary of a legislative blunder that may send more voters to the polls this fall.
Begich’s midterm electorate is expected to expand as a result of… Continue reading
“FCC Chair Tom Wheeler taking ‘seriously’ complaint about political advertisers”
This item appears at the Sunlight Foundation’s blog.
Ninth Circuit Issues Split Decision on AZ Judicial Candidate Speech Code
Via Mike Sacks comes news of this new decision. Majority by Judge Paez; concurrence by Judge Berzon, and dissent by Judge Tallman.
The majority opinion begins:
A state sets itself on a collision course with the First Amendment when… Continue reading
American Idol Overtime
Roll Call: “The Democratic House primary between “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken and former North Carolina Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco remained too close to call following Tuesday’s primary. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Aiken leads Crisco by 372… Continue reading
“Federal judge halts John Doe probe into Walker recall”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A federal judge ordered a halt Tuesday to the John Doe investigation into campaign spending and fundraising by Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups, saying the effort appeared to violate one of the group’s free speech… Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge by 27-Year-Old Candidate Who Wants to Run For President
What’s not to like with a Stephen Colbert reference in a Judge Kozinski opinion?
“Liberal donors eye new long-term investments in states and new voters to boost Democrats”
WaPo:
A group of wealthy liberal donors who helped bankroll the Center for American Progress and other major advocacy groups on the left is developing a new big-money strategy that could boost state-level Democratic candidates and mobilize core party… Continue reading