“D.C. Voting Rights Act Passes Judiciary Despite Challenge”
Roll Call offers this breaking news report.
Monthly Archives: March 2007
“The ‘Overlooked Hermaphrodite’ of Campaign Finance: Candidate-Controlled Ballot Measure Committees in California Politics”
Hank Dempsey has written this very interesting student note for the California Law Review, which builds upon my earlier work in the area of constitutional regulation of candidate controlled ballot measure committees. Meanwhile, file this under “irony,” especially given this
Paul Ryan on the Mark Schmitt columns
Following up on this post, see Paul Ryan’s responses to Mark Schmitt and Adam Bonin. Bob Bauer responds to Ryan.
“Phony Fraud Charges”
The NY Times offers this editorial on the U.S. Attorneys firing controversy. A snippet: “In partisan Republican circles, the pursuit of voter fraud is code for suppressing the votes of minorities and poor people. By resisting pressure to crack down… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Denies Coloradans Standing to Challenge the State’s Congressional Districting: Avoiding a Controversial Ruling Through a Jurisdictional Doctrine”
Vik Amar has written this Findlaw column on Lance v. Coffman. My earlier thoughts on the case are here.
Why I (Hope and) Expect the Supreme Court Won’t Revisit McConnell v. FEC in the WRTL Case
As Marty Lederman has noted, Jim Bopp’s request to file an oversized brief in the WRTL case (granted by the Chief Justice to a 70 page brief) includes a request for more pages to brief the question whether the… Continue reading
FL-13: “Jennings bullish after pre-election letter shows equipment problems”
The Hill offers this report.
“Schwarzenegger opens his Brentwood home to deep-pocket donors; A mere $250,000 buys entry to two receptions and a dinner–and, critics say, influence.”
The LA Times offers this report.
Canadian “Supreme Court upholds blackout on early election night results”
CBC News offers this report, which begins: “Canadians will have to continue to wait until all polls are closed across the country before hearing any federal election results, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 5-4 decision, the top… Continue reading
“Voter Fraud: A Tough Crime to Prove”
NPR offers this audio report. See also this Explainer from Slate.
“A Fresh Start for Campaign Reform”
” The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problem”
Tova Wang has written this report for the Century Foundation. From the press release:
As states clamber to move up the dates of their presidential primaries, politicians and political
parties are scrambling to rethink their campaign strategies. Much of… Continue reading
Press Releases on Senate Rules Committee Hearing on Electronic Disclosure
See this CFI release. Via email I also received this statement from Sen. Feinstein:
“Good morning. I’d like to welcome Ranking Member Bennett and the other members of the Committee to this hearing today.
In the coming months, our… Continue reading