Monthly Archives: December 2010
“RNC Asks Supreme Court To Ease Restrictions On Political Party Speech”
See this press release about this cert petition filed in the Cao case. Here is the Fifth Circuit opinion.… Continue reading
“Why Tuesday? Nonpartisan nonprofit seeks to open up the calendar for voting”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“State disputes Miller claim that felons illegally voted”
AP offers this report.
Bush v. Gore: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
Check out this picture that Mary Dudziak included in her Legal History Blog post on my recent Slate piece on the 10th anniversary of Bush v. Gore (thanks for the kind words about ELB Mary!).
That picture sure brings back… Continue reading
“Lobbypalooza”
My Loyola colleague Ellen Aprill and I have co-written this article for The American Interest magazine. The article briefly describes for a popular audience the history of tax-related and disclosure-related regulation of lobbying. It also flags some developments in the… Continue reading
“Bush v. Gore in Historical Perspective”
Another must read post from Ned Foley, who has an interesting connection between BvG and Reynolds v. Sims, as well as Justice Harlan’s largely forgotten dissent in Taylor v. Beckham and the 1948 election between LBJ and Coke Stevenson-
“Iowa Voters Challenge Process for Filling Supreme Court Spots”
The James Madison Center has issued this press release.
“Swing States Prepare for 2012, Redistricting”
Roll Call offers this report.
“Recount 2.0: With Emmer bowing out, what it bodes for future — and what it (might have) meant”
Don’t miss Jay Weiner’s reflections.
“The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment”
John Samples has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The United States Supreme Court decided in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that Congress may not prohibit spending on political speech by corporations. President Obama and several… Continue reading
“GOP gets queasy over earmark ban”
Politico reports.
“New parties registered to muddy political waters”
The Las Vegas Sun reports.
“Emmer concedes, redistricting battlefield set”
“The Fix” reports.