My SA: “A Houston-based super PAC is targeting a dozen Democratic and Republican incumbents to reshape the political landscape in five states, including Texas, where critics say an election law loophole is being used by a wealthy family to… Continue reading
AP: “A federal judge on Friday blocked more Montana campaign finance laws amid an ongoing battle over political spending restrictions, and ruled that corporations are indeed allowed to donate to some political action committees. Montana officials are fighting multiple… Continue reading
Missoulian: “Concerned about the increasing number of absentee voters in Missoula County – and the potential for fraud, a dozen citizens came to the Missoula County Elections Office on Friday demanding access to voter records.”
Earlier this week I noted that the question of laws regulating false campaign speech was on the mind of Justice Kagan and other Justices during the oral argument in the Stolen Valor case.
Well it might be because of the… Continue reading
Remember a few years ago when well-respected California judge Janavs drew a challenge and lost-likely because of her foreign-sounding name? Gov. Schwarzenegger then turned around and reappointed Janavs to an open seat, the right thing to do.
Well it looks… Continue reading
Politico: “Rick Santorum on Thursday afternoon slipped away from the campaign trail to speak to a fundraiser for a supportive super PAC, despite denying previous reports that he planned to do so.”
Radio Iowa: “Four of the seven justices on the Iowa Supreme Court will be listed on November’s election ballot for a “retention” election and the court’s chief justice says he’s ‘very concerned.’ In 2010, three Iowa Supreme Court justices,… Continue reading