“NC House falls short of canceling governor’s veto of photo identification mandate for voters”
AP reports.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
“Tom Friedman’s ‘Radical’ Wrongness; Critics debunk—again—the NYT columnist’s ‘radical center’ dream”
Greg Marx writes for the Columbia Journalism Review.
“The GOP’s state-by-state crusade to disenfranchise voters”
Katrina vanden Huevel’s latest WaPo column.
The Last Two Boston Review Symposium Pieces Now Up
“Citizens United and the Roberts Court’s War on Democracy”
Gene Nichol has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article, published as part of the Georgia State Law Review symposium on the much-noted Citizens United case, argues enthusiastically that the Roberts Court’s bold recognition of a… Continue reading
“Expressive Rights for Shareholders After Citizens United?”
Reza Dibadj has posted this draft on SSRN (University of San Francisco Law Review). Here is the abstract:
On January 21, 2010, in a 5-4 opinion, Citizens United struck down § 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002… Continue reading
“Will the Roberts Court Kill the Voting Rights Act?”
Greg Rabidoux blogs for ACS.
“Primary Calendar Stirs Republican Anxiety”
NYT reports.
Not a Lot of Money Behind the Most Offensive Political Ad Ever
TPM reports.
David Strauss Reviews Stern and Wermiel’s Justice Brennan Bio
Well worth reading.
“The Crossroads Money Dump”
Ben Smith on the consequences of being a (c)(4) that is really an electoral operation.
“Americans Elect Internet Vote for President? Consider how it worked in DC 2010”
“He writes like a six-year-old who’s been given a brand-new toy, and he’s so excited he almost literally doesn’t stop to think.”
Sandy Levinson comments on Tom Friedman’s new column on Americans Elect.
A Partisan Voter ID Angle in Wisconsin DMV Closures?
That’s the allegation of a Democrat in this Businessweek article (h/t firedoglake).