Monthly Archives: June 2014
“Another Senate dispute puts spending bills in jeopardy”
Parliamentary maneuverings and election year politics.
“‘Hall: McDaniel, Cochran primary law fight disingenuous”
Sam Hall column: “Mississippi has a law that says a person cannot vote in a party primary unless they intend to support that party’s nominee in the general election. The law is all but unenforceable and is contradicted by other… Continue reading
“Anti-abortion group seeks to bypass ban on campaign lies”
The Susan B. Anthony case is back in trial court quickly after this week’s SCOTUS ruling:
A national anti-abortion group has asked a federal court to block enforcement of an Ohio law that bans false statements about candidates during… Continue reading
Iowa SOS Matt Schultz Beaten at at Iowa GOP Convention for Congressional Nomination
“Special prosecutor rejects Scott Walker’s ‘partisan’ take on John Doe”
Politifact Rates “False” Scott Walker’s Claim that Probe into Campaign Finance Issues is “Resolved” and “Over”
“Ultimately, Doe case turns on how far campaign coordination can go”
Bruce Vielmetti analysis at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
“Identifying Congressional Overrides Should Not Be this Hard”
Very important Deborah Widiss piece (Texas Law Review See Also) on statutory overrides of the Supreme Court. Here is the abstract:
This paper is an invited response to Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr., and Mr. Matthew R. Christiansen’s recently-released study… Continue reading
“Democratic Governors Association Drops Challenge to Connecticut’s Post-Citizens United Campaign Finance Reforms”
Listen to My Converation on Voting Lawsuits with @DavidPlotz on @Slate Political Gabfest Extra
It’s an extra for SlatePlus members.
The jumping off point for the piece is this NYT story from Lizette Alvarez.
“Here’s $20 Million for Your Candidate: The Scott Walker case could shred the remaining limits on influencing elections.”
I have written this new jurisprudence essay at Slate. It begins:
I have no idea if Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is guilty of illegally coordinating his 2012 campaign against a recall with outside groups, as Wisconsin prosecutors have accused him… Continue reading
What Bond, Abramski, and Pom Wonderful Have in Common: The Enduring Mystery of the Canons of Statutory Interpretation
Before the final cases of the Term overtake us, it is worth pausing a moment on the connection shared by three cases handed down earlier this month, each about radically different subjects, but giving rise to the same misunderstandings about… Continue reading
OpenSCOTUS Posts Justices’ Financial Disclosure Reports Online
See here.
I love the efforts to slowly drag the Supreme Court into the 20th century.
(That is not a typo.)