Monthly Archives: March 2014
“Scott Brown is right to avoid the ‘People’s Pledge’ politicians’ pact”
Eric Wang commentary in the Daily Caller.
CA Congressional Candidate Vows He Won’t Take Money from Corporations
Which he can’t do anyway! Watch.
“Jean-Pierre Kingsley: Election bill puts right to vote at risk”
Read the CA Reed Decision on Candidate Controlled Committee Contributions to Super PACs
Following up on this post, thanks to a few readers for passing along Chuck Reed v. FPPC.
I hope to have some analysis of this at some point.
“Are Koch Brothers Republicans or Just Kochs?”
Frank Wilkinson writes for Bloomberg View.
“Former offender acquitted in Iowa voter fraud case”
AP:
A former drug offender who believed her voting rights had been restored when she cast a ballot last year was acquitted of perjury Thursday, a public rebuke of Iowa’s two-year investigation into voter fraud.
The 12-member jury took… Continue reading
“Publius Was Not a PAC: Reconciling Anonymous Political Speech, the First Amendment, and Campaign Finance Disclosure”
Wyoming Law Review article: Publius Was Not a PAC: Reconciling Anonymous Political Speech, the First Amendment, and Campaign Finance Disclosure by Benjamin Barr and Stephen R. Klein.
“Law and Politics: What’s the Matter with Kansas (and Arizona)?”
Jerry Goldfeder has written this commentary for Law.com.
“After Ruling, Alabama Joins 2 States in Moving to Alter Voting Rules”
NY Times:
Alabama says it plans to move ahead with a requirement for potential voters to show concrete proof of citizenship, in the first sign of a wider impact from a court decision on Wednesday ordering a federal elections… Continue reading
“Volunteering Professional Services: An In-Kind Contribution or Not?”
This item appears at the City Ethics blog.