Monthly Archives: October 2007
“Justice Thomas: Leading the Way to Campaign Finance Deregulation”
I have written this analysis for the First Amendment Center, part of this symposium on Justice Thomas’s First Amendment jurisprudence. My analysis begins: “Justice Clarence Thomas has not been afraid to go it alone when it comes to expressing… Continue reading
Election Law Petition to Watch: City of Modesto v. Sanchez
Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSBlog maintains a Petitions to Watch page at SCOTUSwiki, corresponding to his Legal Times column listing cases he thinks “are leading candidates for Supreme Court review or that raise significant national issues.” Tom’s got a very good… Continue reading
Can Corporations and Unions Pay for “Jane Doe” condemnatory Ads Out of General Treasury Funds After BCRA and WRTL II?
Bob Bauer notes that the issue is now before the FEC in its Electioneering Communications rulemaking. Bob and I had a spirited discussion about this at ASPA and at the dinner after my APSA panel where I presented the… Continue reading
“Senate Playing Game of Chicken over FEC Nominations”
This post appears at TPMmuckraker.
“Brewer threatens suit against U.S. election panel”
The Arizona Republic offers this report, which begins: “Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer told the federal Election Assistance Commission on Thursday that she’s going to sue to make the commission follow Arizona voter-registration law. Brewer has been arguing… Continue reading
“Secretary of state post up for grabs”
See this news from Kentucky.
“Disenfranchisement and the Constitution: Finding a Standard that Works”
Demian Ordway has written a student note, 82 NYU L. Rev. 1174 (2007) currently available only on Westlaw. Here is the abstract: “Since the presidential election of 2000, a host of new claims has arisen alleging unlawful denial of… Continue reading
“Fired Up! In the Blogosphere: Internet Communications Regulation Under Federal Campaign Finance Law”
Benjamin Norris has written this student note in the Washington University Law Quarterly.
“Obama’s Maneuver Boosts Civil Rights Cred”
The Politico offers this report.
“Activist’s lawsuit against state, national Democrats dismissed”
AP offers this report, which begins: “A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday filed by a Tampa Democratic activist against the national and state Democratic parties over the national party’s decision to strip Florida of its delegates for… Continue reading
More on Indiana Voter ID Case
See Against a National ID (LA Times editorial); Five Questions for Todd Rokita (IndyStar); This Grand Rapids Press editorial; This Terre Haute Trib Star editorial; Case Could Affect State Voter ID Debate (Parsons Sun, Kansas); and States Should … Continue reading
More on the Washington false campaign speech case
See Eugene Volokh and the NY Times.
“State Dem group played hardball to kill GOP election system plan”
The SF Chronicle offers this report. See also this Sacramento Bee report.