“California political ethics and disclosure rules lag behind financial realities”
The LA Times offers this report.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
“Prop. 15 would test government funding of California state elections”
The LA Times offers this report.
“Corporate PACs betting on Republicans to regain control of Congress”
The Washington Post offers this report.
“Court Reform Enters the Post-Caperton Era”
James Sample has posted this draft on SSRN (Drake Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Article considers the significant state court reform developments in the year following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.,… Continue reading
Plaintiffs Announce Plans to Seek Supreme Court Action in Arizona Public Financing Case
Following up on this post, see this:
Attorneys for plaintiffs in the case plan to ask the Supreme Court as soon as Friday to halt the distribution of “matching funds” until the Court hears the case. The Justice… Continue reading
“Challenges to Campaign Finance and Disclosure Laws Multiply After Citizens United Ruling from Roberts Court”
The Campaign Legal Center has produced this extensive canvass of post-CU campaign finance challenges.
Part of the canvass strongly critiques the James Madison Center and the Center for Competitive Politics. CCP issues this strong response.
Ninth Circuit, on 3-0 Vote, Upholds Matching Funds Requirement in Arizona Public Financing Scheme
You can find the court’s opinion, including a concurrence by Judge Kleinfeld, here.
In this post -Citizens United world, this is a rare win for supporters of reasonable campaign finance regulation. The opinion from Judge Tashima does a very… Continue reading
David Bossie on SG Kagan on CU
See this WaPo oped.
“Vulnerable Democrats defend support for campaign finance legislation”
The Hill offers this report on the DISCLOSE Act markup. More from BNA. Ciara Torres-Spelliscy also has this oped in The Hill.
Legal History Perspectives on the Connecticut Bysiewicz Decision
Non-Party Nassau County Board of Elections Ordered to Implement Order Related to Replacing Lever Voting Machines
As someone who regularly teaches Remedies, I found this order quite unusual, given what I understand to be the power of a court to order a non-party to comply with an injunction or consent decree.
Wertheimer on Sen. McConnell on SG Kagan
See here.
“Republicans Push Lawsuits to Unshackle Corporate Campaign Cash”
Bloomberg offers this report.
“9th Circuit blocks enforcement of campaign limits”
National Law Journal offers this report. [Disclosure: I am co-counsel for the City in this case.]