No Texas Redistricting Opinion This Morning from SCOTUS
See here. The next likely regular scheduled time for opinions is Monday. The Court could always issue an opinion tomorrow or Friday if the opinion is ready. We’ll see.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
“The Problem With Citizens United Is Not Corporate Personhood”
Rob Hager and James Marc Leas offer this analysis on Truth-Out.
“Super-PACs Dominate Airwaves With Flood of Negative Commercials”
Bloomberg: “Independent political committees supporting Republican candidates accounted for $3.1 million, or 60 percent of the more than $5.1 million spent on South Carolina broadcast TV advertising through Jan. 16, according to data from New York- based Kantar Media’s… Continue reading
“Judge suggests reassigning lawyer’s campaign-violation case”
National Law Journal: “A federal judge, citing the prospect that attorney Pierce O’Donnell might suffer the “additional harm” of losing his California bar license, has tentatively delayed his trial on campaign finance violations and suggested that prosecutors seek to… Continue reading
“Obama’s Not-So-Super PAC”
Politico reports.
Quotes of the Day
“I Think Contributions Are Fine, I Just Don’t Want Them To Be Larger And Larger.”
–Mitt Romney, in a 1994 speech (page 92 of the McCain oppo briefing book unearthed by Buzzfeed)
“Let people make contributions they want to make… Continue reading
“Super PACs: GOP rivals reap benefits of groups they claim to disdain”
Must-read Dan Eggen WaPo report.
“Adopting a Fair Voting Plan”
Rob Richie and Lindsey Needham have written this redistricting-related oped in the Austin-American Statesman.
“Holder Speaks At Voting Rights Rally”
NPR reports.
“Texas says redistricting was open, bipartisan in opening day of testimony”
The first day of the preclearance trial.
“FEC Releases Documents in Buchanan Case Including Settlements With Car Dealerships”
Bloomberg BNA reports. (This is the same, subscription-only “BNA Money and Politics Report” I often link to, but the name has changed because Bloomberg bought this business.)
As a reader points out to me, FEC Chair Hunter issued an … Continue reading
“Primaries Dispatch: Thousands of Military and Overseas Ballots Already Cast in Upcoming Elections”
The latest Pew Election Data Dispatch.
“Missouri Supreme Court Orders Closer Look at Redistricting”
Roll Call: ‘In a ruling that may help Rep. Russ Carnahan (D), the Missouri Supreme Court has asked a lower court to determine whether the state’s new Congressional map complies with the state constitution.”
“New W. Va. Map Being Drawn”
Developments in the SCOTUS case.