Nate Persily has written Strict in Theory, Loopy in Fact: Justice Scalia’s Opinion in LULAC v. Perry, 105 Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions XX (2006) (part of Michigan Law Review’s new online presence). A draft of the paper is here… Continue reading

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The SF Chronicle offers this report.

John Samples has written this oped. It begins: “The Federal Election Commission, the six-member agency charged with implementing campaign finance law, is split on a proposal to allow grassroots organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union and pro-life groups… Continue reading

AP offers this report.

Ned Foley has written this important commentary for law.com. It concludes: “We must hope, then, that the indecisiveness of this year’s election law cases is nothing more than the first-term jitters of an understandably cautious Roberts Court. We can anticipate… Continue reading

E.J. Dionne (Washington Post), NY Times (editorial), Fred Wertheimer and Trevor Potter (Democracy 21 website), Bob Bauer.

The opinion in Akins v. Secretary of State may cause a delay in the state’s Sept. 12 primary. As the co-author of an article on the ballot order effect (Alvarez, Sinclair and Hasen, How Much is Enough? The ‘Ballot Order… Continue reading

In the news: Eight Candidates File for Ney’s Seat while Texas GOP Backs Houston Councilwoman to fill Tom DeLay’s seat. Sugar Land Mayor David “Wallace has already filed as a write-in candidate. He had previously indicated he would probably stay… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this breaking news report, which begins: “In a rare show of bipartisan unity, and with an eye on what may be a very close race in Pennsylvania this November, the Senate Democratic and Republican campaign committees… Continue reading

A.P. offers this report.

The LA Times offers this report, which begins: “SACRAMENTO– A day after lawmakers said they had abandoned the issue for this year, the state Senate moved — perhaps symbolically — to ask voters to take away the Legislature’s authority… Continue reading

I received a media advisory via email this morning. It begins: “A coalition on Thursday will announce the formation of a new 527 committee charged with implementing a long-term strategy to help Democrats devise redistricting strategies in states across the… Continue reading

See this news on election law scholar Beth Garrett. Congratulations, Beth!