Monthly Archives: July 2006
Watch the Oral Argument in Padilla v. Lever
Details here.
“Ga. Appeals Restraining Order on Voter IDs”
AP offers this report.
“Political Portents: Latest Supreme Court rulings on election law may foreshadow a far more conservative approach.”
I have written this commentary for Legal Times (free access). It begins:
Amid the flurry of end-of-the-term activity at the Supreme Court came decisions in two major election-law cases, Randall v. Sorell, addressing the constitutionality of Vermont’s campaign financing law,… Continue reading
“Political Reform: There’s a Way, but There Might Not Be a Will”
George Skelton offers this LA Times column. A snippet: “[In the California State assembly, Assembly Speaker Fabian] Nunez had hoped to couple redistricting reform with a bipartisan measure loosening term limits– perhaps reducing the total years allowed from 14… Continue reading
“Democrats seek to curb attack ads”
The Boston Globe offers this report, which begins: “The state Democratic Party has created a four-member panel, headed by former governor Michael S. Dukakis, that will review campaign advertisements and publicly rebuke candidates who use negative attacks.” Thanks to… Continue reading
“Mexico’s Bush v. Gore Moment: Hire Lawyers–And Caterers”
Benjamin Ginsberg has written this Washington Post Outlook piece. See also Don’t Take the High Road by Ron Klain.
“Yes on Bilingual Ballots”
The Washington Post offers this editorial.
“Guest Editorial: Voting Rights Peril No Longer A Hoax”
Earl Ofai Hutchinson has written this column for the Chicago Defender.
“Editorial: Call a truce: Congress should rein in gerrymandering”
The Sacramento Bee offers this editorial.
A Blessing and a Curse?”
Eliza Newlin Carney’s latest Rules of the Game column (National Journal, free access to column) discusses the Vermont and Texas cases.
“Georgians at center in voting rights debate”
The Atlanta Journal Constitution offers this report on VRA renewal.
Analysis of the District Court Decision on Tom DeLay’s Candidacy
I have just had a chance to read Texas Democratic Party v. Bensiker, the case from last week in which a federal district court reached the conclusion that Tom DeLay’s name could not be removed from the Texas ballot… Continue reading
Georgia Preliminary Injunction Order Now Available
Here is the order enjoining Georgia from enforcing its voter i.d. law in the upcoming primary on grounds it violates the right to vote guaranteed in the Georgia Constitution. The state is appealing this ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court.… Continue reading