“Chad Vader votes in Dane County”
Election geeks (yes, I’m talking to you, Chapin) rejoice: a Dane County video on how to fill out a new ballot which is sure to get the attention of Lucas Films’ legal department.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Section 2: Under Construction?
Rick linked, here, to an argument by Mr. Clegg and Mr. von Spakovsky about the proper construction of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The argument is predicated on the notion that it’s constitutionally questionable to construe section… Continue reading
“Fearing the Attack Ad: ‘Politicians vs. Sick Kids'”
“IRS Should Take the Middle Ground on Nonprofit Politicking”
Larry Ottinger has written this piece for the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
“Recalibrating Campaign Finance Law”
Anthony Johnstone has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Yale Law and Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
This essay suggests a framework for recalibrating campaign finance contribution limits and disclosure thresholds to the current campaign practices of particular jurisdictions.… Continue reading
“Americans in territories have earned the right to pick president”
Neil Weare has written this oped for the Orlando Sentinel.
DOJ Shifts Voting Section Priorities after Shelby County Guts Section 5
From DOJ’s budget submission to Congress (p. 44):
Because of the Shelby County case, the Voting Section’s work will necessarily shift to greater affirmative efforts to detect and investigate voting practices that violate federal law, to more affirmative litigation to… Continue reading
“Super PAC” Makes the Dictionary
Q&A with Adam Lioz on Upcoming SCOTUS McCutcheon Campaign Finance Decision
“A Campaign Inquiry in Utah Is the Watchdogs’ Worst Case”
Must-read Nick Confessore NYT piece on the Swallow investigation:
It is the nightmare scenario for those who worry that the modern campaign finance system has opened up new frontiers of political corruption: A candidate colludes with wealthy corporate backers and… Continue reading
Bob Bauer Address on Lobbying Reform in the Obama Administration
You can read it here.
I offer my own, somewhat bleaker assessment in this Stanford piece.
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On the Road to Arguing for the Unconstitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
I’ve been sounding this alarm for a while, beginning with leading up to the Shelby County oral argument. Opponents of the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act Section 5 made the claim, among others, that Section 5 was no longer necessary… Continue reading
“Schultz’s Crusade is Out of Sync”
Des Moines Register editorial: “Since he took office three years ago, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has focused more energy on revoking peoples’ right to vote than on getting eligible voters to turn out for elections. It seems to… Continue reading