In my Roll Call oped calling for the House to order a revote in the FL-13 race, I make the following statements: A recent academic analysis by Laurin Frisina, Michael Herron, James Honaker and Jeffrey Lewis notes that in Charlotte… Continue reading

Congratulations to my friend Dan Tokaji. The Moritz faculty (OSU) unanimously voted him tenure. Great news!

The statement from Michael Toner is here. As I recently noted, other members of the FEC were appointed as recess appointees, and I have heard nothing indicating whether or not they would be confirmed by the new Congress.… Continue reading

The LA Times offers this report on this ruling of a California appellate court upholding the California Voting Rights Act.

The opinion is here; the ACLU’s press release is here. In preparing to testify and in hearing others’ testimony this summer in the Voting Rights Act renewal hearings before Congress, I was struck by the extent to which… Continue reading

The Charlotte News and Observer offers this interesting report.

Roll Call offers this report ($), which begins: “A multimillion-dollar settlement with mortgage giant Freddie Mac bolstered a record year for fines by the Federal Election Commission in fiscal 2006, with the agency levying nearly $6 million in penalties —… Continue reading

You can find Adam Bonin’s post and at least 178 comments here at Daily Kos on my Roll Call oped yesterday calling for the House to order a new election in the FL-13. Meanwhile, the FL-13 page on the Sarasota… Continue reading

The Wall Street Journal offers this report.

The LA Times offers this report, which begins: “The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a proposal to prohibit judges from personally soliciting or accepting campaign contributions.” The justices stated they were concerned about the measure’s constitutionality.

Stephen Moore has written this WSJ oped on the Washington teacher’s case to be heard by the Supreme Court in January.

Here.

See the opinion here, reversing the trial court.

The Washington Post offers this editorial with the subhead: “It’s time for the Senate to bring its campaign filing system into the modern era.”