WaPo reports. UPDATE: The headline on this article, now updated, reads: “Ethics probe of Rep. Waters derailed by infighting, sources say.”

See this AP story and this statement from the Campaign Legal Center, in which Gerry Hebert attributes the dismissal to a lack of standing. I’ve posted the court’s one-page order, which promises an opinion explaining the decision to soon… Continue reading

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The Fix explains.

That’s Gerry Hebert’s description of the Prop. 11 California redistricting commission.

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J. Christian Adams has written this oped for the Wash. Examiner.

See here from pages 4-8.

This is the last brief to be filed before oral argument Friday afternoon. I would anticipate a decision some time next week, perhaps with a promise of a longer opinion to follow.

According to this press release, “In Advisory Opinion 2010-30 (Citizens United), the Commission could not render an opinion on whether the proposed rental of email lists to federal candidates, authorized committees, political party committees or other political committees… Continue reading

See pages 19-20 of this IRS publication. CLARIFICATION: The material on those pages refers to (c)(3) issues. See page 28 of the report for plans to deal with c(4)s going forward. Thanks to readers who brought this to my… Continue reading

You can now read briefs from the state, Murkowski, and the Alaska Federation of Natives (amicus). Two things caught my eye in the state’s brief. First, my friend Lisa M. Lackey makes an appearance on page 60. Second,… Continue reading

Huder, Ragusa, and Smith have written this article for American Politics Research. Here is the abstract: Do ballot measures affect congressional voting behavior? Examining the issues of gay marriage, campaign finance, and minimum wage, we test if the results of… Continue reading

Richard Winger explains.