Supreme Court Denies Cert in Burris v. Judge and Quinn v. Judge, Involving Pres. Obama’s Vacated Senate Seat
Here is the order list.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
“Board mum on Nickolaus election inquiry; Kloppenburg complaint means confidentiality rules could limit release of report”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers this report.
“They Want to Make Voting Harder?”
The New York Times offers this editorial. The online version links to this ELB post by Justin Levitt.
Government Offered a Plea Deal to Edwards for Three Misdemeanors
But there was 6 months jail time, and Edwards said no.
“Edwards Case May Test Bounds of Law Prosecution Wades Into ‘Murky’ Area of Campaign Finance”
Roll Call reports.
“How State Legislatures Could Affect the 2012 Elections”
Politico reports.
“A Strong Case Against John Edwards”
A very different view from Mike Dorf.
“Will Pa. follow other GOP states on photo ID bill?”
AP reports.
“Wisconsin Dems to announce that they will try to recall Scott Walker”
So says Greg Sargent.
“Louisiana redistricting case seen as crucial test of Voting Rights Act”
The Washington Post reports.
A Note About Guest Bloggers
Rick Pildes has just put up a terrific guest post on this blog about the John Edwards case–Rick’s even more skeptical than I am about the prosecution’s case.
The new blogging platform, WordPress, makes it much easier for guest bloggers… Continue reading
Why John Edwards Probably Did Not Commit A Crime, Regardless of His Motives or Those of The Donors
Much of the initial reaction to the Edwards indictment from experts in campaign-finance law has been critical or skeptical of the government’s theory. But in my view, the reaction has not been critical enough. Some skeptics think the problem with… Continue reading
More Edwards News and Views
“Minority groups speak out against Texas redistricting proposal”
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.