We don’t know whether the allegation is true. If it is true, Jan Baran says: “”This is not an FEC issue…There are federal and state laws that bar ‘vote buying’ but I’m not sure they apply in this situation since… Continue reading

Hans von Spakovsky has written this Wall Street Journal oped. I am not sure if he’s referring to this blog in writing “During the past two years, while my nomination to the Federal Election Commission was pending–and before I… Continue reading

The NY Times offers this news update.

NPR offers this report.

Someone tell The Economist.

As someone who has chosen to stay at a non-elite law school despite some opportunities to move I found this post by Brian Tamanaha to be a nice reminder of the realities of law review placement. For those in the… Continue reading

Congratulations to the following election-law related tenure grants: New Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Indiana, Bloomington Michael Kang, Emory (and see below) Ray LaRaja, University of Mass., Amherst Matt Streb, Northern Illinois University The following election law people are moving schools or starting… Continue reading

Bob Bauer, Obama’s lawyer, sees a loophole in the McCain policy. McCain staff are rankled by “what they see as the Obama campaign’s hypocrisy on the matter of lobbyist influence.”… Continue reading

So comes word via email. As I expected, this is now moving quickly.

The Kansas City Star offers this report.

See here ($): “I’m not a rich guy. I wasn’t a rich guy when I moved here and I couldn’t keep waiting…The last straw was when my wife brought my son home from the orthodontist and said, ‘he needs braces.'”… Continue reading

The NY Times offers this front-page report.

Check out the chart in this CQ article.

Carol Marin has written this Chicago Sun Times column. Anyone who thinks Sen. Obama will opt into public financing in the general election campaign is dreaming.