“Voter ID deal clears the way to fall ballot “
The latest from Minnesota.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Quote of the Day
“It’s their Constitution, they’ll write it how they want.”
—Jeffrey Toobin, on the Supreme Court and the health care argument.
“GOP, Romney to Raise Funds Jointly”
WSJ: “In a move that shows Republicans are coalescing around the party’s front-runner, Mitt Romney plans to begin raising money jointly with the Republican National Committee this week as both the candidate and the GOP brace for an expensive… Continue reading
“Scott Brown Donates $35K to Autism Charity to Satisfy Anti-Super PAC Pledge”
ABC News reports (via Eric Brown).
“A Judge Turns on the Light”
NYT Editorial: “A federal judge took an important step toward ending secret donations to big-spending political groups, striking down regulations that permitted some groups to hide their donors. Unfortunately, the ruling probably came too late to flush this corrupting… Continue reading
“Republicans Fail at Business Role in Defying Chamber”
Bloomberg reports.
“Redrawn Districts Present a Hurdle for Democrats”
NYT: “As Democrats try to orchestrate a state-by-state drive to retake control of the House of Representatives, an unexpected hurdle has arisen in New York, an overwhelmingly Democratic state that should have been friendly terrain.”
“Latest Court Decision May Not End Debate Over Disclosure of Funding for Political Ads”
Bloomberg BNA reports.
“Colorado Democrats want Secretary of State Scott Gessler removed from office”
The Denver Post reports. More from the Recall Elections Blog.
“Super PACs on the Rise, But Not With Women”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
“Butch Morgan, three others charged in ballot petition case”
News from Indiana: “Former St. Joseph County Democratic Party Chairman Butch Morgan and three others have been indicted on counts of fraud, forgery, and official misconduct. The charges come after an investigation into the submission of petitions that allegedly contained… Continue reading
Thinking About Teaching a Law or Political Science Course on Election Law During the Fall 2012 Semester? Read On
[Bumping to the front now that I turned in my final corrections to Yale University Press today for The Voting Wars [whew!]]
Teaching election law during the fall of a presidential election year is a real treat (I remember teaching… Continue reading
“FBI investigating Tom Horne for campaign violations”
Arizona Capitol Times: “Federal authorities are investigating Attorney General Tom Horne over allegations that he illegally collaborated with an independent expenditure committee that spent more than a half-million dollars on negative ads against his Democratic opponent in 2010, the… Continue reading
“Karl Rove: They’re Trying To Intimidate Us, Just Like They Did With The NAACP (VIDEO)”
TPM reports.
i discuss the lack of credible evidence of retaliation against those who contribute to campaigns in my recent Senate testimony and in this article forthcoming in the Journal of Law and Politics.