“The Supreme Court vs. the Voter: In past decade, it has turned its back on protecting the franchise, especially for the poor, minorities.”
Leon Friedman has written this NLJ oped.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
If You Want to Follow ELB on Facebook….
I have now fixed it so that the first 140 characters of ELB blog posts will appear on Facebook for further clicking through if desired. I had not realized this was disabled for the last year! (I’m not a regular… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Urge FEC to Reject Democratic Governors Association Proposal to Violate Soft Money Ban”
Registration Now Open for UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review
[Bumping to the top]
Here:
3rd Annual
Supreme Court Term
in Review
Friday, July 19, 2013 • 12:00 – 1:30 P.M.
UCI Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium (Map)
This exciting and entertaining program reviews the Supreme Court’s key… Continue reading
“Shelby County and the Illusion of Minimalism”
I have posted this draft on SSRN, which I will be presenting at an APSA panel on “The Future of Voting Rights After the Shelby County Case.” Here is the abstract:
Chief Justice Roberts’ majority opinion in Shelby County… Continue reading
“Nikki Haley Takes Heat After Report Blows Up ‘Bogus’ Voter Fraud Claims In South Carolina”
“The Koch Brothers’ Advertising Campaign”
“Supreme Court rulings reflect changes in race but stop short of saying racial discord solved”
Dallas Morning News:
The Supreme Court’s twin rulings on affirmative action and voting rights show a distinct if incomplete shift on matters of race.
The justices weren’t ready to fully cast aside time-worn tools used to redress simmering racial… Continue reading
“Here’s How Horribly Unpopular Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Can Get Re-Elected”
“Democrats Plan Challenge to G.O.P.’s Filibuster Use”
NYT:
In a move that could bring to a head six months of smoldering tensions over a Republican blockade of certain presidential nominees, Senate Democrats are preparing to force confirmation votes on a series of President Obama’s most contentious… Continue reading
“The Future of the Voting Rights Act After the Shelby County Case”
At the APSA meeting in Chicago on Aug. 29 at 2 pm, the Law and Political Process study group will have the following panel:
Law and Political Process Study Group
Panel 1 The Future of the Voting Rights Act After… Continue reading
“CREW Executive Director Files IRS Whistleblower Complaint Against Campaign Finance Lawyer James Bopp”
Press release:
Today, Melanie Sloan, Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a whistleblower complaint with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against James Bopp, Jr., the Bopp Law Firm, and the James Madison Center… Continue reading
“IRS Accidentally Exposed Tens of Thousands of Social Security Numbers”
Accounting Today: “Public.Resource.Org founder Carl Malamud said in a statement that his organization found the IRS had posted a database containing the filings of Section 527 political organizations such as campaign committees. “This Section 527 database is an essential… Continue reading
“The Corsi Case: How Large is the Role of “Small” in Campaign Finance Jurisprudence?”
Bob Bauer:
Edmund Corsi from Ohio has strong views about politics and political candidates, and he makes them known through a website, and in other ways, in the name of the Geauga Constitutional Council. Corsi was called on to… Continue reading