Monthly Archives: July 2012

“Judge’s decision points Gov. Brown’s tax initiative toward top spot”

July 9, 2012, 11:58 amcampaigns, direct democracyRick Hasen

LA Times: “A Sacramento Superior Court judge Monday dismissed a challenge from initiative proponent Molly Munger, who had sought to ensure her tax measure appeared before one backed by Gov. Jerry Brown on the November ballot. Judge Michael Kenny… Continue reading

“New York: Adriano Espaillat Concedes (Again) to Charlie Rangel”

July 9, 2012, 11:47 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

Gerstein Report on the Opening of the Texas Voter ID Trial

July 9, 2012, 11:22 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Must read.

“Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court”

July 9, 2012, 10:17 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“No ID? The Marginal Cost Of Voting In Pennsylvania”

July 9, 2012, 10:13 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Dan Filler blogs.

“Romney Outraises Obama by Half in June”

July 9, 2012, 9:11 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT’s The Caucus: ‘Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee easily outraised President Obama and the Democrats in June, pulling in $106.1 million, a substantial increase in Mr. Romney’s fund-raising pace and a sign of the growing competitiveness… Continue reading

“On the Frontlines: Advocates Respond to Voter ID Laws”

July 9, 2012, 8:08 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

This item appears on the Bolder Advocacy blog.

“Florida’s System Failure; The state’s effort to purge its voting rolls of noncitizens is still in chaos.”

July 9, 2012, 7:27 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important Dave Wiegel Slate column.

Jeffrey Rosen on Blogification of the Judiciary

July 9, 2012, 7:19 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Rosen. “It’s not just lower court judges on the right who now ridicule Supreme Court precedents — judges on the left are equally assertive. Consider the recent Montana campaign finance case, which the Supreme Court reversed.”

“Rules of the Game: Debate Over Corporate Spending Spans Parallel Universes”

July 9, 2012, 7:14 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Eliza: “There’s plenty of room for disagreement over whether unrestricted political money helps or hurts campaigns and whether fixes such as full disclosure would work. But when starting points differ so wildly, it’s time to set the record straight.… Continue reading

“Making Sense of Chief Justice Roberts’ Opinion”

July 9, 2012, 7:08 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jonathan Adler makes a lot of sense: “I can’t speak to how the Chief Justice interacted with his colleagues on the Court during the deliberations in NFIB v. Sebelius, or to whether he truly flip-flopped on the mandate or (as… Continue reading