“A Legal Privilege That Some Lawmakers See Broadly”
Legislative immunity sometimes prevents arrests for things like domestic violence.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
“Records Reveal Holes in Campaign-Finance Law”
The NY Times offers this news from Chicago.
“White’s 2nd-in-command resigns”
The latest from Indiana.
“Promulgating Rules for the Disclosure of Independent Expenditures”
Some testimony from Brennan Center lawyers.
If It Were on an Election Law Exam, Students Wouldn’t Believe It
The Charlie White Show
Entertaining, if also a little sad.
“Over One Million Constituents”
NCSL offers an interesting statistic regarding district size—and the possible need for more districts with fewer constituents.
“Cynical Non-Enforcers”
The NY Times offers this editorial on the FEC.
“One Mystery Solved: Suspended Ethics Attorney Finds Home With GOP”
TPM reports.
“Keeping ‘Mickey Mouse’ Off the Voting Rolls”
Michael Waldman has written this opinion piece for Bloomberg.
“City Board Grapples With a New Law on Campaign Finance Rules”
NYT reports.
Politico Looks at the Limits of Presidential “Testing the Waters”
See here.
“Redistricting targets could seek other opportunities”
The Fix reports.
News from Amarillo, TX
The Amarillo Globe News: “A transgender woman vying for mayor of Amarillo is barred under state law from running under her chosen rather than legal name, officials said Wednesday.”