“Sen. Menendez contacted top officials in friend’s Medicare dispute”
I will go out on a limb and predict this won’t end well for the Senator.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
“Mapping the Ballot Box” Event at UC Berkeley
I’m looking forward to participating in this event:
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 Symposium Agenda:
8:30-9:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am: Opening Remarks by Professor john a. powell, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (Warren Room)
9:45-11:00… Continue reading
“Lobbying Down, But Advocacy Up”
“Indiana legislature bill would restrict out-of-state college students from voting”
“Ruling by House speaker deals blow to Senate redistricting”
Richmond Times-Dispatch: “[Virginia] Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, has ruled that the surprise changes that the Senate made to redistricting legislation are out of order, dealing a blow to GOP hopes to redraw districts.”
“Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement”
Mother Jones reports on Donors Trust.
Andrew Cohen Highlights Some of the Amicus Briefs in Shelby County Voting Rights Case
Here, at the Atlantic.
“Better Elections Performance Through Measurement: Pew’s New Index”
“Namudno’s Non-Existent Principle of State Equality”
Zachary Price has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, NYU Law Review Online). Here is the abstract:
In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder (NAMUDNO), the Supreme Courtsuggested in dicta that federal legislation that treats states unequally… Continue reading
“Privatization Group Tied To California Dark Money Millions”
Light Sentence for Mayor’s Absentee Ballot Tampering
News from Indiana.
“Rules of the Game: Democrats’ Super PAC Promotion Signals Shift”
Eliza: “A recent video starring seven House Democrats promoting the super PAC that helped elect them speaks volumes about how few rules constrain such political action committees — and how wholeheartedly Congress has embraced them. The video dismayed watchdog groups… Continue reading
“3 Questions: Charles Stewart ranks the voting systems in the 50 states”
MIT News interviews Charles Stewart III.
“Supporters, opponents of voter ID repeal speak out at hearing”
News from NH.