Why NY Qualcomm Suit Seeking Campaign Finance Disclosure Through Delaware Corporate Law Could Well Fail
Bainbridge explains.More here.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
“Reform Could Resurrect FEC’s Ability to Oversee Campaigns”
US News reports. I’m quoted in this article, and I have no idea given the quotes in the article from Paul Ryan, Brad Smith, and from me that anyone could have written that headline. In fact, we all seem… Continue reading
“Government Brief Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Ban on Corporate Contributions”
Bloomberg BNA: “The Supreme Court should leave intact the ban on corporate campaign contributions to federal candidates first enacted in 1907, the government argued in a brief filed Jan. 9 (Danielczyk v. U.S., U.S., No. 12-579,response filed 1/9/13).”
A Petition to Watch
RNC v. DNC is on the SCOTUSBlog “Petitions to Watch” list for tomorrow. I’ve said this has a pretty good chance of being granted, and it would make for a very interesting Remedies/Election law case.
“Election supervisors want up to 14 early voting days”
The latest from Fla.
“Virginia Governor’s Endorsement Of Rights Restoration Earns Praise From Civil Rights Group”
The Advancement Project has issued this press release.
“Democrats’ Edge in House Popular Vote Would Have Increased if All Seats Had Been Contested”
“First Person Singular”
New feature for Electionline Weekly.
“Judge rules Pigeon Forge liquor vote must be scrapped, orders new election”
“What’s Lost if the Voting Rights Act Falls? Minority voters will lose a key bargaining chip”
I’ve written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins:
Odds are, the Supreme Court will strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act after hearing a case from Alabama that will be argued next month. If the… Continue reading
“Governor urges action on restoring voting rights, roads budget”
News from Virginia: “Gov. Bob McDonnell called for automatic restoration of civil rights for nonviolent felons during his annual State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday night, committing his prestige to a proposal that his own party has resisted for years.”
“Husted To Direct Local Boards To Investigate Voter Fraud, Suppression Cases, Will Renew Push For Uniform Voting Hours”
An important report from the subscription only Gongwer News Service – Ohio.
You can can read Husted’s speech to the Ohio Association of Election Officials at this link.
“Obama hasn’t reined in Big Money”
LA Times:
Even before Barack Obama was sworn in as president the first time, he touted his efforts to “change business as usual in Washington” by setting strict rules for his inauguration: No corporate donations were allowed; individuals could… Continue reading
“Big political donation from modest home”
WaPo: “One million dollars is a big political contribution. It’s even bigger for a first-time political donor who lives in a $50,000 house.”