“New Balance Dissociates Itself From Chairman’s $500K Contribution To Homophobe Mitt Romney”
See here. Despite the headline, the contribution was actually to a pro-Romney Super PAC, not Romney.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Election Lawyer Chris Ashby Has Started His Own Firm
And a beautiful website too. Good luck!
“Study shows who breaks campaign laws; Finance rules tend to trip small and grass-roots groups, state finds.”
The Pueblo Chieftain offers this report (h/t Jim Bopp). If anyone has a link to the Colorado Sec. of State report, please send it along and I will link.
UPDATE: More about the Secretary of State’s analysis at the Denver … Continue reading
“Quick Lesson from the Wisconsin Recalls: Election Officials are Public Figures”
Wisdom from Doug Chapin about the Kathy Nickolaus phenomenon.
Ninth Circuit Decides McComish v. Bennett on Remand from Supreme Court
Short and to the point.
“Lawyers Group Wants Tougher Lobbying Rules”
Politico reports.
“Waukesha County clerk denies delaying voting results”
The Journal-Sentinel reports.
“House ethics punts Waters’s ethics case to outside counsel”
WaPo reports.
“American Bar Association Urges Strengthening of Lobbying Laws”
The Campaign Legal Center has issued this press release.
“Dems back off vote-tampering charges”
A day late and a dollar short.
“Electoral Fraud or Fraudulent Rhetoric: An Analysis of Jurisprudential and Political Arguments Over Voter Photo Identification Laws”
Andrew Winerman has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper argues that there are consistent rhetorical frameworks employed by politicians and judges who take opposite stances on the question of whether procedural laws relating to voting… Continue reading
“Ethnic coalition backs Knabe in face of redistricting plan”
With a burgeoning Latino population, Los Angeles County redistricting is going to get interesting. I expect major litigation.
MORE: from the LA Daily News:
But Justin Levitt, an associate professor at Loyola Law School, said the current system deprives… Continue reading
“Ohio Libertarian Party sues secretary of state, wants parts of election overhaul overturned”
AP reports.
“Serving Shareholders and Democracy”
The NY Times offers this editorial.