“The rich are dominating campaigns. Here’s why that’s about to get worse.”
Adam Bonica and Jenny Shen write at The Monkey Cage.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Race and the Supreme Court”
Andrew Cohen reflects on Schuette, Shelby County, and more.
“Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats”
Nate Cohn at NYT’s New “The Upshot:”
It is impossible to discuss Mr. Obama’s weakness among Southern whites without mention of race. It is surely a factor, and perhaps even a large one. Mr. Obama performed significantly worse than John… Continue reading
Rethink Red Lion?
Ron Collins:
More than a quarter-century ago, Professor Laurence Tribe declared: “The first amendment’s sweeping guarantees have been most compromised in the realm of the most modern medium: electronic broadcasting.” (American Constitutional Law, p. 1004: 1988).
Perhaps mindful of… Continue reading
Shorter Supreme Court in Child Pornography Case: Congress, Please Override Us
Today the Supreme Court decided a statutory interpretation case, Paroline v. U.S. with no easy answer, an unusual cross-ideological divide among the Justices, an interpretation offered by the majority which Adam Liptak rightfully describes as “a new and vague… Continue reading
“Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures”
FairVote blog. [corrected link]
This Does Not Bode Well for Congress’s Updating of the Voting Rights Act
At I have been writing, the only real chance of the Voting Rights Act Amendment (which would restore a form of preclearance regime) making it out of the current session of Congress appears to be if the bill… Continue reading
“Governor Will Automatically Restore Voting Rights For All Virginians With A Drug Record”
Politifact Rates as “Half-True” the President’s Statement that The U.S. Justice Department has “taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009”
Here.
“Citizens United plans political film on Colorado, Gov. Hickenlooper”
Trevor Potter, Ann Ravel, Norm Ornstein Testifying at Senate Committee Hearing on “Dark Money”
Ohio Poll Worker for 10 Years Indicted for Voting Twice (Once Absentee)
Poll worker apparently said she didn’t understand the rules.
“WyLiberty Attorneys File Brief Highlighting Government Secrecy”
Press release: “Wyoming Liberty Group attorneys filed a supplemental brief with the United States Supreme Court today in the case Free Speech v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), discussing recent events at the FEC and how they should impact… Continue reading
Rand Paul: Incidence of Voter Fraud “Probably Small” and “Republicans May Have Over-Emphasized This”
Woah. #progress