Monthly Archives: October 2013
“North Carolina’s Big Election Changes”
This event will be held on October 25 in Raleigh. I’ll be the keynote speaker.
As noted, I’ll also be speaking October 24 at North Carolina State University giving the 2013 American Values Public Lecture.
Breaking News: Federal Court Refuses to Enjoin NY Ban on Unlimited Contributions to Independent PACs
You can find the opinion here. In my earlier coverage, given the SpeechNow case and other cases, I wrote: “Unless the court believes that this comes too close to the election (a laches-type argument), a court could well… Continue reading
“Second Thoughts on Voter ID”
NYT Editorial on Posner.
False Equivalence in NYT Story on Voter ID and Judge Posner?
That’s the claim of the Brad Blog about John Schwartz’s recent article.
Yes it is true it contains one of those “he said, she said” type sentences. But I took the entire thrust of the article to be a ding… Continue reading
Zack Roth’s Deep Dive into Post-Section 5 Beaumont TX School Board Dispute
Bauer on Judge Posner on Voter ID
Bob: “Judge Posner’s explanation of Crawford is unsatisfying, and it does not really get at the problem with the approach he took in that case.”
Entirely agree with this.
Get the Crosstabs on BPC/USA Today Survey on the Electoral Process
“The Fox and the Hedgehog: How Do We Achieve Political Accountability Given What Voters (Don’t) Know?”
What Are Those Dark Money People Smoking?
ProPublica:
In a sharply worded ruling, a federal judge in Montana said Tuesday that documents found inside a Colorado meth house pointing to possible election law violations will not be returned to the couple claiming the papers were… Continue reading
“Citizens United, McCain-Feingold Fueled Congress’ Shutdown Politics”
Important HuffPo report, with some great graphs (which I plan to use in class).
“Lobbyists’ Group to Take ‘Lobbyists’ Out of its Name”
“Arizona court blocks new campaign finance law”
Quote of the Day: Posner Edition
Judge Posner seemed surprised that his comments had caused a stir, and said much had changed since Crawford. “There’s always been strong competition between the parties, but it hadn’t reached the peak of ferocity that it’s since achieved,” he said… Continue reading