Monthly Archives: August 2013
“Obama’s Big Voting Rights Gamble”
David Nather reports for Politico.
Justice Ginsburg on Citizens United
The Justice is sure making good use of the Supreme Court press corp. in the off season. She tells Greg Stohr:
“You take the limits off and say, ‘You can spend as much as you want,’ and people will spend… Continue reading
“FEC Commissioners Battle To Partisan Inaction”
“Detroit Follow-up: State to Re-Tally Disputed Write-in Votes”
Al Hunt on McCutcheon
“Different Realms of Disclosure”
Justice Ginsburg Talks to Adam Liptak on Regretting Her Vote in NAMUDNO, Her Shelby County Dissent, and the Chief Justice’s Long Game
“Justice Department Gets Aggressive on Voting Rights”
Carrie Johnson reports for NPR.
“All the Pretty Little Districts: Why You Need to Stop Whining About Gerrymandering”
Jonathan Bernstein:
Of all the good-government obsessions that keep people focused on process instead of substance, one of the very worst—and I know that lots of you reading this share it—is over the “unfairness” of how congressional district lines are… Continue reading
“States, Justice Department girding for battle over voting laws”
“Thousands march to Mall to mark ‘Dream’ anniversary”
WaPo on today’s march.
Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in Federal Voter ID Case
Read.