Monthly Archives: May 2013
“Activists urge Supreme Court to reject Shelby challenge to Voting Rights Act “
AP reports from Alabama.
Two Views on Disclosure
USA Today ed. board says companies should disclose.
Paul Atkins disagrees.
“Who’s Sorry Now?”
Linda Greenhouse on the Justice O’Connor BvG comments.
Robbin Stewart is Delving into the Maine Anonymous Blogging Case
and updating a post here.
“Shame on you Melanie Sloan”
David Keating says Sloan quoted FEC Commissioner McGahn out of context.
“Marshall facing prison time; Judge sentences [North Vernon] man in vote fraud case to 18 months with 9 suspended”
News making waves in Indiana: “Michael R. Marshall, 60, of North Vernon, a veteran Democratic Party volunteer in Jennings County, was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, with nine months suspended, on three counts of voter fraud. Marshall… Continue reading
“Sandra Day Late: Retired Justice O’Connor regrets the Supreme Court’s lurch to the right. So why didn’t she stay and prevent it?”
Emily Bazelon muses on Justice O’Connor’s Bush v. Gore regrets.
“Small donors could change imbalance of power”
Will Stephen Colbert Give Equal Time to Mark Sanford Supporter Larry Flynt?
After you watch the video at Political Wire, you can imagine why he might.
On Colbert’s equal time obligations while supporting his sister against Sanford, see this Slate Explainer.
“Sixth Circuit, in Very Short Opinion, Says Michigan was Right to Keep Gary Johnson Off the 2012 Ballot”
“FEC Commissioners All Serving Expired Terms Now”
Paul Blumenthal writes for HuffPo.
“No Vote of Confidence for FEC”
“DIRTY TRICKS: Mysterious Conservative Group Sending Out Push Polls In South Carolina Special Election”
Alleged nasty push poll:
– “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you she had had an abortion?”
– “What would you think of Elizabeth Colbert Busch if I told you a judge held her… Continue reading