“Ohio Secretary of State chats up possible voting changes”
See here.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
“New GOP ‘super PAC’ tests limits of campaign finance laws”
The LA Times offers this report.
Some Blog Downtime
Some time in the next week or so, this blog will move from the servers at Loyola Law School to the UC Irvine servers. The move is a bit complicated because I’m moving from Moveable Type to WordPress as the… Continue reading
“The Agency That Would Not Die”
Richard Pollock wants the EAC disbanded. In the article, he says that the agency had only a three-year limit of existence. He cites to HAVA, but I can’t find that in HAVA. Can someone tell me what I’m missing,… Continue reading
“Judicial Takings, Judicial Speech, and Doctrinal Acceptance of the Model of the Judge as Political Actor”
Bill Marshall has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The criticism that a judge has injected her policy preferences into her judicial decision making is just that — a criticism. But for years, academics from a variety… Continue reading
“Civil Rights Organizations File Motion to Defend Law Ending Prison-Based Gerrymandering”
See this press release.
FEC Commissioner Weintraub Has Questions
Lots of them, actually, on competing proposals (see item 4) on disclosure of documents and information in the FEC enforcement process. This issue has been flying under the radar mostly but the Commissioner seems like she is raising some… Continue reading
“RNC Weighs Outsourcing List to New Group”
Politico reports.
“Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Challenge Legality of Proposed Soft Money Activities by RNC Shadow Group Formed by RNC Committeeman James Bopp”
See this press release from Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center.
“Foreign-money bashing Center for American Progress takes foreign money”
Holy Bermuda, Batman!
“Reconsider Racial and Partisan Gerrymandering”
Adam Cox and Richard Holden have posted this draft (University of Chicago Law Review) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In recent years, scholars have come to a general agreement about the relationship between partisan gerrymandering and racial redistricting. Drawing… Continue reading
“Rokita Sends Letter to the President Urging Withdrawal of Executive Order”
See this press release.
“SEC Takes a Shot at Citizens United”
See here.
“GOP ‘Super PAC’ seeks surplus cash”
Politico reports.