“One Politician’s Incredibly Unfortunate Tweet”
Gizmodo reports.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
“Secretive Republican Donors Planning Ahead”
The NY Times offers this report.
“Ohio election law violates free speech, lawsuit says”
The Columbus Dispatch offers this report.
“Univision Shuts Down ‘Don’t Vote’ Ad”
Ben Smith follows up.
“Legal Center Files Brief in Ongoing Disclosure Challenge, Real Truth About Obama v. FEC”
See this press release.
“Special Interest Spending Soars in Illinois High Court Race”
See this press release.
“Felon voting rights expanded in 23 states”
WaPo reports.
If at First You Don’t Succeed Department
Back on October 13, I reported that Justice Breyer, as Circuit Justice for the First Circuit turned down a request for an emergency injunction filed to stop certain public financing aspects of the Maine public finance law. Though it is… Continue reading
“So what’s it like to be a campaign finance reformer during the first election after Citizens United?”
Ciara Torres Spelliscy blogs.
We May Soon Learn Whether the Supreme Court Will Draw the Line at Campaign Spending for Foreign Nationals
In my Slate column on the foreign spending ban, I predicted that the Supreme Court, if faced with the issue, would blink and hold the campaign finance law barring foreign spending on U.S. elections to be constitutional even though… Continue reading
“10 years after Bush v. Gore, new concerns about voting”
USA Today offers this extensive report and, because it is USA Today, a great accompanying graphic.
“Political Ads on Ethics Might Not Be a Bad Sign”
Meredith McGehee has written this Roll Call oped.
Searchable Version of Persily-Ansolabehere Constitutional Public Opinion Data
You can now find it here.
“Anti-abortion group sues to erect billboards critical of Driehaus”
One to watch.