“The Grinch that stole Elizabeth Warren’s Christmas”
Paul Jossey writes for the Daily Caller on the SEC’s decision to put off any rule on political disclosure for corporations.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Super PACs for Christie to Get Around the Dodd-Frank Rules?
Interesting nugget in Playbook today:
“Many of the bankers [Gov Chris Christie] counts as supporters live in New Jersey and are familiar with him from his two campaigns for governor. But all that familiarity could be at least a technical… Continue reading
“Ohio voting bill could lead to long lines, voter purges”
Corrected Link to “Jim Crow 2.0?”
“North Carolina Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed”
Ari Berman:
A federal judge in Winston-Salem today set the schedule for a trial challenging North Carolina’s sweeping new voter restrictions. There will be a hearing on whether to grant a preliminary injunction in July 2014 and a… Continue reading
“Partitioning and Rights: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Accidental Jurisprudence of Democratic Process”
Jim Gardner has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In democracies that allocate to a court responsibility for interpreting and enforcing the constitutional ground rules of democratic politics, the sheer importance of the task would seem to… Continue reading
Judicial Watch Brings Out Big Guns in North Carolina Voting Challenge
Former DOJ voting section lawyers Robert Popper and Chris Coates are leading a team trying to intervene against DOJ in the North Carolina Voting Rights Act lawsuit.
“Data Show Improvements in Election Administration in States Using ERIC”
“Public Financing: No Cure All”
Justin Levitt: Don’t Ignore Bush v. Gore Bar Mitzvah
Here, at Pacific Standard.
How Congress Works (And the ObamaCare Subsidies Lawsuit)
Many thanks to Rick for inviting me to contribute. It’s that crazy time of year when time is short, but I could not resist beginning my blogging gig with a couple of quick posts about the pending Obamacare health exchange… Continue reading
My Testimony to the Joint California Legislative Committee on the Future of the Federal Voting Rights Act
As noted, there’s a joint hearing Thursday morning at the California legislature on the federal Voting Rights Act.
You can read my prepared testimony here. I address four issues related to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shellby County decision:… Continue reading
“Jim Crow 2.0? Why States Consider and Adopt Restrictive Voter Access Policies”
Keith G. Bentele and Erin E. O’Brien have written this draft [corrected link]for Perspectives on Politics. Here is the abstract:
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in state legislation likely to reduce access for some voters, including photo identification… Continue reading
Steven Sholk on Election Year Activiites of 501c3s
Via email from Steven Sholk:
I am pleased to announce that an updated version of my article, “A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations,” has been published by Practising Law Institute as part of the course materials… Continue reading