Monthly Archives: July 2013
“E-mails Suggest Collusion Between FEC, IRS to Target Conservative Groups”
This item appears at NRO’s “The Corner.”
“Next Citizens United? McCutcheon Supreme Court Case Targets Campaign Contribution Limits”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
Bauer on the Contribution/Expenditure Distinction, and More on Lessig/Gans
“Sensenbrenner: Unbending commitment to voting rights”
The Representative writes a USA Today oped: “While it is too early to say how to best restore the formula struck down by the Court, any solution must be politically palatable and comply with the Court’s interpretation of the… Continue reading
“Former Secretary of State Charlie White sues Carl Brizzi”
IndyStar: “Former Secretary of State Charlie White has sued former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, alleging legal malpractice and other professional malfeasance in the handling of a criminal case that resulted in White being convicted of voter fraud, perjury… Continue reading
“Miss. gov opposes renewal of election law clearance”
Instant Runoff Voting for Military Voters as Remedy for UOCAVA Timing Problem?
Interesting order from federal district court judge Myron Thompson in UOCAVA case from Alabama (via J. Christian Adams).
Democratic Election Official and Republican Former Election Commissioner Indicted for Election-Related Improprieties in NY
News here.
Indictment here.
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“McConnell Asks to Participate in Argument On Campaign Money Case in Supreme Court”
Bloomberg BNA: “Lawyers for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are asking the Supreme Court for time to present McConnell’s views during the court’s upcoming oral argument in the campaign finance case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, scheduled for… Continue reading
“Holder’s Texas-Sized Gambit after Voting Act Loss”
I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins:
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 25 that it would seek renewed federal oversight of some jurisdictions previously subject to DOJ “preclearance” because of their history… Continue reading
“GOP: IRS targeted conservatives more than liberals”
My Fall Election Law Syllabus
I’m teaching the course as a hybrid seminar/exam course for the first time. In case it is useful, here is my draft syllabus.
I’ll be posting my undergraduate campaign finance syllabus some time in August.