“Dick Durbin Endorses Amendment to Dial Back Citizens United”
Roll Call reports.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Astroturf Recall?
“Wang: When It Comes to Campaign Cash, There Will Be Scandal”
Eric Wang has written this Roll Call oped.
“Making Law with Lawsuits: Understanding Judicial Review in Campaign Finance Policy”
Rebecca Curry has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Campaign finance law presents quite a puzzle: it is an area of federal policy very closely tied to the interests of incumbents in the political branches, and yet… Continue reading
Ballot Argument of the Day
California Republicans abandon Prop 40’s attempt to overturn CA Redistricting Commission
“Million-dollar donors account for nearly half of GOP super PAC fundraising”
The Fix reports.
Judge Myron Thompson Analyzes When Campaign Contributions Can Be Bribes
For those interested in the subject, this opinion is likely to be very influential.
Live Webcast of Senate Committee Hearing on CU Starts in a Few Minutes
You can watch it here, and access witness and Senator statements.
“Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Goes to Court”
Ari Berman reports for The Nation.
Pitts: DOJ’s Letter to Pa. on Voter ID Law Was Unusual
Mike Pitts, a former DOJ attorney who worked on voting rights issues, and now a professor at Indiana, sent the following interesting post to the election law listserv, which I reprint below by permission:
There are a couple of… Continue reading
“BREAKING: Matt Bai Is Wrong”
This item appears at Balloon Juice.
New Super PAC Tracking Tools from Sunlight
Announcement via email:
The Sunlight Foundation added new features to our Follow the Unlimited Money tracker to make it easier for you to compare spending by and donations to super PACs and other outside groups this election season. You can… Continue reading
“Catholic Groups File Emergency Appeal to Speak Before Texas Runoff”
Right Solutions issued this press release.
“Activists Deliver 1.9 Million Calling for Constitutional Amendment to Protect Democracy”
PFAW issued this press release.