Monthly Archives: June 2014
“Mississippi’s Black Voters Should Vote for Thad Cochran”
Jamelle Bouie makes the case.
“Top-Two Supporters File Brief in Rubin v Bowen, the Minor Party Challenge to California’s Top-Two System”
“I.R.S. Head Testifies Before Lawmakers on Missing Email”
“Cochran Asking Blacks to Rescue Him in Republican Primary”
NYT:
It is a remarkable political science experiment, and it also may be the only path to victory left to Mr. Cochran. But after being narrowly edged out by Mr. McDaniel, 41, in the Republican primary earlier this month, Mr.… Continue reading
“Commentaries: The Impact of McCutcheon v. FEC”
Over at the Harvard Law Review Forum:
Commentaries: The Impact of McCutcheon v. FEC
Three leading election-law practitioners discuss the practical import of the Court’s latest campaign-finance decision
After McCutcheon
The decision will likely help the political parties regain… Continue reading
“State Senators Know a Thing or Two about ‘Citizens United'”
“Law Professor @RickHasen Lies”
See here. I invite readers to judge for themselves the words of a lawyer who did not mention that his legal opinion was based on a trial court decision which had been vacated and that he ignored the interpretation… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case”
“Heart of John Doe dispute: Arcane, evolving campaign rules”
Legal analysis in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suspected of coordinating with outside groups”
Matea Gold and Tom Hamburger report for WaPo.
“Prosecutors Allege Scott Walker At Center Of Campaign Finance Criminal Conspiracy”
“What politicians really think about Citizens United: Guest commentary”
Justin Levitt oped (discussing “The New Soft Money”).
“IRS says liberal group too political for ‘social welfare’ status”
CPI:
The Internal Revenue Service wasn’t just targeting tea party organizations and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
The agency recently denied the application of a liberal group that played a prominent role in the failed re-election bid… Continue reading