Remember that Kinston, NC Voting Rights Act Case, LaRoque v. Holder? [corrected]
Federal grand jury indicts state Rep. LaRoque on eight counts.
[Corrected post: The original post mistakenly identified Kinston as a county, not a city.]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Alternet and the FEC
Yesterday Alternet posted an article, “Revealed: Key Files on Big-Ticket Political Donations Vanish at Federal Election Commission;Top money and politics researchers discover that the FEC is quietly deleting information on fat-cat funders.” “We have discovered that sometime after January… Continue reading
“Second judge rejects state voter ID law Requirement will not be in place for fall elections”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “In March, Flanagan issued an injunction temporarily blocking the law because the plaintiffs – the Milwaukee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera –… Continue reading
View the Archived Webcast of the UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review
At this link. It was an interesting, provocative, and entertaining afternoon. Thanks to Jess Bravin, Jennifer Chacon, Erwin Chemerinsky, Marcia Coyle, and Bob Pushaw for their great commentary, and the UCI Law staff for their great support!
“Obama campaign sues Ohio over early voting restrictions”
News from Ohio: “President Barack Obama’s campaign filed a lawsuit in Columbus this afternoon, seeking to restore the three days of early voting prior to Election Day that the GOP-controlled legislature eliminated, the campaign announced in an exclusive interview with… Continue reading
Live Webcast at Noon Pacific: “UCI Supreme Court Term in Review”
You can watch a live webcast of UCI of the Second Annual Supreme Court Term in Review at this link. (The link will go live shortly before the event.)
Second Annual Supreme Court Term in Review Program
Tuesday, July 17,… Continue reading
UCI Irvine Scholarly Reputation
UC Irvine Law’s 7th place national ranking of scholarly reputation by Greg Sisk and colleagues using the Leiter methodology is very heartening for me as a member of the new school. Great to be in the same company as Yale,… Continue reading
“How Much Has Citizens United Changed the Political Game?”
Matt Bai has this piece upcoming in Sunday’s NY Times Magazine.
The article discusses (though inexplicably does not link to) my recent Slate article, “The Numbers Don’t Lie.” Stay tuned for a response from me on Matt’s points.
“In Nevada, ‘None’ a Fearsome Foe for the GOP”
National Journal: “President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney must face down a dubious and slippery opponent in Nevada this November. The mystery foe cannot be tamed with television ads and never breaks a campaign pledge. Its name… Continue reading
“House candidates raise more than $566M”
Politico reports.
“The Super PAC That Aims to End Super PACs”
Jonathan Soros: “The irony is not lost on anybody.”
“Republican fundraising engine shifts into a higher gear”
WaPo: “Friends and associates from Mitt Romney’s business career have donated millions of dollars to help his presidential candidacy, becoming central to a massive network of volunteer fundraisers that has allowed him to raise more money than President Obama… Continue reading
“For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure”
Warren Rudman and Chuck Hagel have written this op-ed for the NY Times “Campaign Stops” blog. I guess only retired Republican U.S. Senators will be coming out in favor of reasonable campaign finance disclosure.
Senator McCain said he did not… Continue reading
New Feature at iWatch News: Daily Disclosure
Here‘s the first installment.