Monthly Archives: February 2013
“Judicial Elections: Who Wins and Who Loses?”
I will be joining California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin and California Court of Appeals Justice Douglas P. Miller at this event for the Inns of Court in Indian Wells, California on Tuesday, February 19.
Heritage Event on Shelby County Case
The following invitation arrived via email:
Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder
The (Un)Constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Featuring
The Honorable John Neiman
Solicitor General, State of Alabama
Michael Carvin
Partner, Jones Day
Roger Clegg
President and… Continue reading
“Big Corporations Put Up Seed Funding for Republican Dark Money Group”
ProPublica: “Some of the nation’s biggest corporations donated more than a million dollars to launch a Republican nonprofit that went on to play a key role in recent political fights. Like the nonprofit groups that poured money into last… Continue reading
“Obama advocacy group OFA solicits high-dollar bundlers for support”
LA Times: “Leaders of Organizing for Action, President Obama‘s new nonprofit advocacy group, are courting his top campaign bundlers to be part of a high-dollar fundraising network that will help finance the work of the nascent… Continue reading
“Obama’s proposed voting commission under partisan fire from both sides”
Watch My Appearance on Rachel Maddow Talking Voting Reform and Bauer-Ginsberg Commission
I appear here at about the 12 minute mark (watch below or here):
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Quote of the Day: Republican House Chair Opposes Bauer-Ginsberg Commission
“I do not support the President’s proposal to appoint yet another national commission to study solutions to the problem of long lines at polling places that seems to be confined to very few states.”
House Administration Chair (and former Michigan… Continue reading
“Arizona Dark Money Group Hit With Lawsuit Over Robocalls”
Oklahoma Law Hosts Election Law Conference This Friday
More SCOTUSBlog Posts on Shelby County
“Election Reform: Presidential Commission Too Little, Activists Say”
HuffPo reports. HuffPost Live also spoke with the president of the League of Women Voters. Weigel: Voting Rights Activists Ask if Obama Already Blew it.
“A New Approach to Voter ID Challenges: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”
Kathleen Stoughton, instrumental in organizing the recent, excellent GW election law symposium, has written this student note for the GW Law Review. Here is the abstract:
In response to growing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, state legislatures… Continue reading
“Dan Morain: FPPC pulls thread on laundered money”
[Bumping to top with corrected link.]
Interesting Sac Bee column.