Monthly Archives: April 2014

“Democrats Support Voting Rights. Republicans Should Too”

April 14, 2014, 8:21 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman: It’s also unfortunate that many in the media continue to report on voting rights like it’s a left versus right issue, as if supporting a fundamental democratic right suddenly makes one a flaming liberal. Jamie Fuller of… Continue reading

“Shaun McCutcheon’s Victory Lap”

April 14, 2014, 8:20 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Politico reports.

The Court and Institutional Realism: McCutcheon

April 14, 2014, 8:02 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

The majority in McCutcheon invokes the fact that other institutions — namely, Congress and/or the FEC — have the power to fill any regulatory gaps that might emerge from the Court’s striking down the aggregate contribution limits. Some critics of… Continue reading

“Scrutinizing Federal Electoral Qualifications”

April 14, 2014, 7:56 amElections Clause, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Derek Muller has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Indiana Law Journal). Here is the abstract: Candidates for federal office must meet several constitutional qualifications. Sometimes, whether a candidate meets those qualifications is a matter of dispute. Courts and litigants… Continue reading

“Candidate Shriver wants overhaul of L.A. County campaign finance laws”

April 14, 2014, 7:23 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

LA Times: Bobby Shriver, the first Los Angeles County supervisorial contender in 18 years to opt out of voluntary campaign spending limits, is calling for a major overhaul of county election laws, including lifting fundraising restrictions on candidates who… Continue reading

Bauer on the Fights at the FEC

April 14, 2014, 7:19 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Here.

“Editorial: Dark money vultures pick away at Missouri’s legislative carcass”

April 14, 2014, 7:15 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

David Keating on WSJ Opinion Journal about Delaware Disclosure Case

April 14, 2014, 7:14 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Watch.

“Walker Asks WI Supreme Court to Review John Doe Dark Money Probe”

April 14, 2014, 7:13 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

See here.

Brit Hume, George Will, and Rest of All-White Panel Discuss Racism, Voting Rights and the Obama Administration on FOX News Sunday

April 13, 2014, 8:02 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Transcript. A few snippets from the uncorrected transcript: WILL: Sure. Look, liberalism has a kind of Tourette’s syndrome these days. It’s just constantly saying the word “racism” and “racist.” It’s an old saying in the law. If you have… Continue reading

“Supreme Court ruling sets off race for bigger donations”

April 13, 2014, 7:55 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten reports for USA Today.

WSJ Profiles Travis Crum and His Yale Piece on the VRA Pocket Trigger

April 13, 2014, 7:52 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here.

With Leland Yee Out, Is CA Secretary of State Race Wide Open?

April 13, 2014, 9:33 amcampaigns, primariesRick Hasen

Front page of the CA section of today’s LA Times. What’s interesting is that there are two potentially viable reform candidates in the race, Derek Cressman (running as a Democrat, and formerly of Common Cause) and Dan Schnur (of… Continue reading

“Google, once disdainful of lobbying, now a master of Washington influence”

April 13, 2014, 9:20 amlobbyingRick Hasen

Your Sunday morning reading from WaPo, which begins: In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a “vibrant discussion” about Internet search competition. Many of the major players in the field were… Continue reading