“Courtside: With Footnote, Souter Causes Stir; What did the justice mean with brief reference to Exxon paying for studies?”
Tony Mauro’s latest Legal Times column mentions this blog post of mine from June 25.
Monthly Archives: July 2008
“Florida Voting: Third Time’s a Charm?”
This article appears in Time.
“About Face: A tool of the civil rights movement is increasingly unwelcome in the high court”
David Savage has written this article in ABA Journal, discussing the Crawford and Washington Grange cases, among others. My similarly-titled article, making many of these points, was written after the Grange but before Crawford, anticipating the Crawford as applied… Continue reading
Hebert on Washington Post on Campaign Legal Center
“Cashing In on Obama and McCain”
The NY Times offers this report. See also this interactive graphic.
“Delays and Rising Costs for Convention Raise Worries for Democrats”
The NY Times offers this report.
Doonesbury on Voter ID and Voter Fraud
See here.
“Risks involved with public financing”
Justin Nelson has written this oped in the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
“Fundraising Ruling Prompts a Scramble; Opponents of Self-Financers Seek Advice”
The Washington Post offers this report.
“Tempest in an Empty Teapot: Why the Constitution Does Not Regulate Gerrymandering”
Larry Alexander and Sai Prakash have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming William and Mary L. Rev.) Here is the abstract:
Judges and scholars are convinced that the Constitution forbids gerrymandering that goes “too far” – legislative redistrictings that are… Continue reading
“Economic View: Untying a Knot in Campaign Finance”
Robert Frank has this interesting column in tomorrow’s NY Times.
“Michigan judges could be asked to decide legality of ballot initiative that reduces number of judges”
Are all Michigan judges to recuse themselves?
“Courts asked to halt voter ID requirement for July 15”
The Atlanta Journal Constitution offers this report. I would think the chances that the courts would grant this injunction now are very small. The Supreme Court in Purcell v. Gonzalez cautioned against changing voter id rules (and related rules)… Continue reading
Interesting Development in Eleventh Circuit VRA Section 2 Case
Almost a year ago, I blogged about a 2-1 decision of the Eleventh Circuit in Thompson v. Glades County Board of County Commissioners. I wrote that the case “raises fascinating issues regarding the meaning of majority-minority and influence districts post… Continue reading