Monthly Archives: May 2005
“The Supreme Court and Voting Rights: A More Complete Exit Strategy”
Grant Hayden has posted this article (forthcoming, North Carolina Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
To the great relief of many observers, the Supreme Court has recently become more deferential to state legislatures with respect to their political… Continue reading
McDonald’s Mea Culpa on Analysis of Washington State Expert Testimony
Following up on this post printing some comments from Professor Michael McDonald on the Katz expert report in the Washington state gubernatorial litigation, McDonald has written this post to the election law list that begins: “With regards to my earlier… Continue reading
“Coffers Bulging for Special Election”
The LA Times offers this report. In somewhat related news, the SF Chronicle reports: “Sacramento — A voter initiative aimed at weakening the political clout of public employee unions is moving toward the ballot, even as the identities… Continue reading
Constitutional Attacks on Voter I.D. Requirements
Now that the Indiana Legislature has passed and the governor signed a voter identification bill, the ACLU has filed suit (complaint here; news story here) against the program.
I am interested in the constitutional argument against such… Continue reading
“On Bloggers and Money”
The Washington Post offers this report, with the subhead: “Some Seek Disclosure Rules for Web Sites Paid by Candidates.” I’ve been one of the (only) public advocates for this position, and readers wanting more background and support can look… Continue reading
“Conservative
Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “A conservative group launched a $3.3 million campaign to end judicial filibusters Monday, becoming the first activists on the right to fire a multimillion-dollar shot this year in the long-running… Continue reading
Another Reason Mid-Decade Redistricting in California Could Be Unconstitutional
See here.
“Judge allows GOP’s statistical analysis for now”
The Seattle Times offers this news update.
See also this A.P. report. Despite the headline, from my reading of the Seattle Times report, much of this looks like good news for the Democrats.
“Governor battle back in court”
See this Tacoma News-Tribune report, with the subhead: “Political parties to debate evidence that can be used in election lawsuit.” It begins: “If a judge today allows Republicans to use a mathematical formula to prove that Dino Rossi got… Continue reading
A High-Stakes Battle Over 527s”
Eliza Newlin Carney offers this “Rules of the Game” column at the National Journal.