Monthly Archives: September 2013
Georgetown Students Can Work on Election Law Cases for Credit with Gerry Hebert and Paul Smith
What an opportunity!
Institute for Justice Files Cert. Petition in Fla. Case Involving PAC Filing Requirements
Here’s the petition and appendix (via this press release). See also this USA Today oped by Paul Sherman.
“New Litigation Summary from CLC Describes Continuing Flood of Challenges to Campaign Finance Laws & Growing List of Voting Rights Cases”
“Elections fixes for the next mayor; The city deserves a more efficient democratic process”
Neal Rosenstein and Gene Russianoff have written this oped for the NY Daily News.
“THE NEW DATA’S HERE! THE NEW DATA’S HERE! EAC Releases Report on 2012 Election Survey”
Koch Bros. and the Use of the 501c(6) Over 501(c)(4) to Hide Donors
Nick Confessore follow-up to yesterday’s Politico report makes the key point:
But the returns also reflect a significant shift in the tax strategies the Koch operation deploys to avoid challenge from the Internal Revenue Service, which limits how much nonprofit… Continue reading
“BOE: 78K Paper Ballots To Be Counted In Democratic Mayoral Primary”
“D.C. Circuit Delays Hearing Contractor Case As Justices Consider Campaign Contributions”
D.C. Circuit will wait on McCutcheon.
“After Contentious, Impromptu Debate on Enforcement Procedures, FEC Deadlocks on Two Advisory Opinion Requests, Approves a Third”
Posted at (the aptly-named) In the Arena.
Marc Elias: “Today’s FEC open meeting was not the agency’s finest day.”
“Chief Justice Roberts Holds Key in Campaign Finance Case”
“Lessons from North Carolina’s voting wars Be there. Be passionate. Ask tough questions. And focus on the facts”
“Political Sins, More Than Guns, Drove Colorado Recall”
David Kopel:
The Colorado vote to recall two Democratic state senators is a major win for the Second Amendment and for responsible law-making. Although guns were the reason for the recall campaign, Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and… Continue reading
“No FEC Enforcement Vote Until New Commissioners Confirmed”
Bloomberg BNA breaking news: “The Federal Election Commission has put off considering a controversial proposal regarding enforcement procedures until after two new FEC commissioners have been confirmed by the Senate and take their seats on the commission, the current FEC… Continue reading