Monthly Archives: April 2014

Justice Stevens Especially Unconvincing About His Partisan Gerrymandering Amendment

April 21, 2014, 8:19 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

In my Daily Beast review of Justice Stevens new book, Six Amendments, I was pretty tough on Justice Stevens. I focused on campaign finance, but there are problems throughout the book on questions of drafting of the amendments and… Continue reading

More on Justice Breyer’s Citation to Book Not in the Record

April 21, 2014, 7:37 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The other day I noted that Justice Breyer cited to unavailable scholarship in his McCutcheon dissent. I updated the post to reflect that Derek Muller had made those points when the opinion was released, something I had missed. Here’s another… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: Liptak Talks to Justice Stevens About Citizens United, McCutcheon

April 21, 2014, 7:34 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

For one thing, in this column Justice Stevens confirms the rumors swirling for years that Justice Souter wrote the first draft of a Citizens United dissent. (I called for its release in this Slate column.) The draft dissent,… Continue reading

Ginni Thomas, Justice Thomas’s Spouse, Interviews Cleta Mitchell, and Reflects on IRS Scandal

April 21, 2014, 7:25 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Thomas says: Contrary to the president’s allegation to Fox’s Bill O’Reilly on Feb. 2 that there is “not a smidgen of corruption,” the IRS scandal is going from bad to worse as newly released emails have revealed even more… Continue reading

“SCOTUS hears local free speech case Tuesday”

April 21, 2014, 7:20 amcampaignsRick Hasen

USA Today on Susan B. Anthony.

“Courts Should Stay Out of Political Fact-Checking; At least 15 states prohibit ‘false’ political statements in campaigns. That’s the kind of judgment best left to voters”

April 21, 2014, 7:18 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Mike Carvin and Yaakov Roth, representing the petitioners in the Susan B. Anthony case, have written this WSJ oped.

PunditFact on George Will on IRS as “Obama’s Watergate”

April 21, 2014, 7:16 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

PunditFact: Will likened the events at the IRS to Watergate. That’s his right as a Washington pundit, but we found little evidence (in fact, no one has) linking the actions of the IRS to the Obama White House in… Continue reading

“Kansas Crosscheck Now Covers Over 100 Million Voters”

April 21, 2014, 7:14 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

Watch Justice Stevens’ ABC interview About “Six Amendments”

April 20, 2014, 11:05 amcampaign finance, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Watch. Read an excerpt. He says “it doesn’t take a genius” to recognize political gerrymandering. I’m skeptical of much of the book. Here is my review of his book.

Election Law Cartoon of the Day

April 20, 2014, 8:27 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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“‘Lying in Politics’ Plaintiffs Go on Offense in Several New States”

April 20, 2014, 8:16 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Roll Call: The lead plaintiff in the “Can you lie in politics?” case going before the Supreme Court next week, anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List, says Ohio’s law against false campaign assertions will stifle that state’s midterm congressional… Continue reading

“American Gridlock: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Polarization”

April 20, 2014, 8:15 ampolitical parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

American U. putting on a great conference May 9.

“Leland Yee case: Disgraced California state senator’s legislative efforts fueled cash for campaigns”

April 20, 2014, 8:09 ambribery, campaign financeRick Hasen

Contra Costa Times: Beginning in early 2011, state Sen. Leland Yee repeatedly solicited bribes to fund his San Francisco mayor and California secretary of state campaigns, according to the FBI agents who brought him down last month. But he… Continue reading