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Monthly Archives: June 2012
“Aetna Confirms It Gave $7.8 Million To Chamber, American Action Network”
Tip of a very large iceberg, I suspect.
Must-read Bloomberg BNA: “The insurance company Aetna confirmed June 14 that it donated about $7.8 million to two major Republican-leaning organizations—the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Action Network—which have sponsored tens… Continue reading
“Let Them Give Millions”
Andrew Rosenthal on Newt Gingrich’s campaign finance complaints.
“FEC Deadlocks On Attempted Evasion of Disclosure Laws”
This item appears at the CLC Blog.
“Florida governor mistaken for dead in 2006 vote”
Reuters: “Florida’s governor, who is leading a disputed purge of voter registration rolls, had to cast a provisional ballot in 2006 because officials mistakenly thought he was dead, election officials said on Thursday.”
“WyLiberty Attorneys File Lawsuit to Stop FEC Chill on Free Speech”
Press release: “Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys filed a lawsuit in the Wyoming federal district court today against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on behalf of Free Speech, a Wyoming grassroots organization…The suit, Free Speech v. Federal Election Commission, argues… Continue reading
“Law & Order: Election Administration Unit News Roundup: 2012 has been a litigious year”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Justice Kennedy Issues Temporary Stay in Arizona Voter Registration Case
SCOTUSBlog: “FINAL UPDATE Thursday 2:20 p.m. Justice Kennedy has issued a temporary order delaying the Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling, at least until further briefs are filed in the case. The Circuit Court mandate was due to be issued tomorrow,… Continue reading
“End the Voting Wars: Take our elections out of the hands of the partisan and the incompetent.”
I have written this piece for Slate, part of its ts “How to Fix the Constitution” Hive. It begins:
My field is election law, and in this area it’s really easy to come up with a sexy but risky… Continue reading
“Money and the ‘Appearance of Corruption'”
Paul Sherman WSJ oped: “But there is also a third possibility: The Supreme Court could double down on Citizens United and reject, once and for all, the flawed justification underlying much of America’s failed experiment with campaign-finance law—the so-called… Continue reading
“New Arizona election plea (UPDATE)”
SCOTUSBlog: “Arizona state officials asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow election officials there to demand that all voters show proof of citizenship before they may register to vote The divided en banc Ninth Circuit Court ruled in … Continue reading
Pipe Dream Dept.
“After one nuclear winter of an election, rich partisans could agree to mutual disarmament.”
–E.J. Dionne, Secret Money Fuels the 2012 Elections.
See also Adelson’s Donations Could Be “Limitless”
“Aetna Hides $7 Million in Political Spending”
CREW has posted this release.
An Inside Look at the Most Dysfunctional Appellate Court in the U.S.
The latest from Wisconsin.