Monthly Archives: October 2013

“Montana’s Northern Cheyenne tribe fighting to secure voting rights”

October 11, 2013, 10:01 amelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Guardian reports, with the subhead: “The only way to register to vote for reservation residents is to make a 157-mile round trip to nearest county seat – a trip most can’t afford. But one man is fighting to… Continue reading

“The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2011-12”

October 11, 2013, 9:58 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Important Brennan Center/Justice at Stake Event in DC on October 29.

“In N.C. skirmish in national voting-rights wars, student once thrown off ballot wins race”

October 11, 2013, 9:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Being thrown off the ballot was the best thing that ever happened to Montravias King. The national coverage that rained down on the Elizabeth City State University student when a local elections board in North Carolina rejected his… Continue reading

“Dynamics of Minneapolis mayoral race unprecedented on many levels”

October 11, 2013, 9:56 amalternative voting systems, campaignsRick Hasen

MinnPost on mayoral dynamics of race using instant runoff voting.

“Could a decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission be based on misconceptions about how campaign finance actually works?”

October 11, 2013, 9:52 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Open Secrets Blog.

“Supreme Court Showdown Over Corruption: The Justices Debate McCutcheon v. FEC”

October 11, 2013, 9:49 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

David Gans.

Bauer Responds to Hasen on Chief Justice Roberts as a “Moderate” on Campaign Finance

October 11, 2013, 9:48 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Interesting reading, responding to my earlier post.

“Enough is enough. I want my government back; The supreme court’s campaign finance rulings have made Congress responsive to rich funders, not the public.”

October 10, 2013, 9:07 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Zephyr Teachout Guardian oped.

More on How Gerrymandering Did Not Cause the Shutdown

October 10, 2013, 9:05 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Seth Masket McCarthy, Poole, and Rosenthal

Jess Bravin Has Must-Read Interview with Justice Kennedy

October 10, 2013, 3:45 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Part I and II. I wonder whether his comments about gender and ethnic diversity on the Supreme Court promoting the Court’s legitimacy will have any effect in his thinking in affirmative action cases.

Colbert Takes on Controversial Tom Emmer Campaign Ad, Quotes Campaign Legal Center

October 10, 2013, 3:03 pmcampaign finance, election law "humor"Rick Hasen

Watch.

“Fantasyland at the Supreme Court: It’s time to reassert the primacy of political speech in the First Amendment.”

October 10, 2013, 2:38 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brad Smith on the McCutcheon oral argument. I expect a string of articles from conservatives to try to insure that Chief Justice Roberts does not “go wobbly” on campaign finance reform too.

“Obama’s Lawyer Should Have Used Originalism to Sway Originalist Justices; If he had met a conservative Court on its own ground, the solicitor general could have notched a victory for liberalism—and helped safeguard campaign-finance protections.”

October 10, 2013, 12:17 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Larry Lessig writes for the Atlantic. I’ve expressed my deep skepticism of this position. Larry submitted an amicus brief with CAC on this. Surely Justice Scalia is familiar with the arguments. If he was swayed even the slightest by the… Continue reading