Monthly Archives: May 2014
“Where does the Republican Party stand on voter ID?”
This WaPo piece includes a “statement clarifying the comments” of Sen. Rand Paul.
“One of Congressman Conyers’ Circulators Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Restriction”
“GOP vote scheme finally imploding: Why the end may be here”
Brad Friedman writes for Salon.
“New Skirmishes in the Voting Wars”
I’ll be speaking to the League of Women Voters of the Central Orange County area this Saturday, May 17, at 9:45 am.
RSVP information.
“J.B. Van Hollen appeals ruling striking down Wisconsin voter ID law”
“Controversial election bill expected to pass Tuesday”
The latest on the Voting Wars in Canada.
“Anatomy of a Supreme Court Opinion”
Fred Wertheimer: “How Chief Justice Roberts Dissembled, Obfuscated and Misled in his McCutcheon Opinion to Radically Change the Court’s ‘Corruption’ Standard and Legalize the Use of Contributions to Buy Government Influence and Results”
Judge Posner Ups the Nastiness in Dispute with Scalia-Garner
Whoa:
“Please convey my congratulations to Bryan Garner on inventing a new form of arbitration,” Posner wrote in an email Saturday to Legal Times. “Two parties have a dispute; one appoints an arbitrator to resolve the dispute; the other… Continue reading
“The Debate Over Voting Rights Is Shifting Dramatically. Just Ask Rand Paul.”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“Polarization on the Court and Campaign Finance”
“‘John Doe’ ruling may land in U.S. Supreme Court”
President Obama Earns Four Pinnocchios for Statements on Republican Senate Filibusters
WaPo‘s Fact Checker..
George Will on WI John Doe Case
Here.