“Ex-lawmakers on K Street avoid ‘Scarlet L,’ shy away from registering as lobbyists”
<i>The Hill</i> reports.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
4th Circuit Will Hear Arguments Tomorrow in Challenge to Federal Corporate Contribution Ban
Bloomberg BNA: “A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments May 18 in the Justice Department’s challenge to a lower court decision that held as unconstitutional the federal ban on corporate campaign contributions (U.S. v. Danielczyk, 4th Cir.,… Continue reading
“Florida Steps Up Effort to Scrub Illegal Voters”
NYT: “In an attempt to clear the voter rolls of noncitizens, a move that had set off criticism and a threatened lawsuit, Florida election officials decided on Thursday to use information from a federal database to check a list of… Continue reading
“‘Americans Elect’ Ends Online Primary After No Candidates Qualify To Run”
ABC News reports. WaPo has the group’s statement, which at least some opponents of AE thinks leaves wiggle room for something. After all, as Ken Vogel noted on Twitter, the group has a nice package of ballot access… Continue reading
“John Edwards trial: What will verdict mean for campaign finance?”
The CS Monitor reports. The jury gets the case Friday morning.
“Fla. election chiefs skeptical of voter purge”
AP reports.
“Beware unintended consequences of new campaign ad ruling”
Alison Frankel blogs.
“Massachusetts Citizen and Community Groups Sue Commonwealth for Failing to Provide Voter Registration Opportunities”
See this press release.
“Is Campaign Disclosure Heading Back to the Supreme Court? Don’t expect to see Karl Rove’s Rolodex just yet.”
I have written this Jurisprudence column for Slate. It begins:
The news this week that a federal appeals court has refused to block a lower court ruling requiring the disclosure of more funders of campaign ads has campaign finance reformers… Continue reading
“Deb Fischer’s knight in super PAC armor: Joe Ricketts”
The Fix reports.
“Fla. says more than 53,000 dead on voting rolls”
AP reports.
“38 Organizations Urge Senators to Vote for DISCLOSE Act of 2012”
“‘Secondary’ Consumer Boycotts: Breakdown of Civil Society or Pillar of First Amendment Values “
Theresa Lee blogs at Balkinization: “Bradley Smith and Jonathan Adler both recently raised the hue and cry that secondary consumer boycotts are leading to the demise of civil society. As with boycotts, the political and the economic regularly overlap… Continue reading
“Unleash the Hounds; Why Justice Souter should publish his secret dissent in Citizens United.”
I have written this Jurisprudence column for Slate. It begins:
The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin this week revealed juicy bits from the Supreme Court’s deliberations as it considered Citizens United, the thunderous case in which the court allowed corporations and… Continue reading