Powerful Larry Noble Response to Bob Bauer on Progressives and Coordination
Here.
(I’ll expect Bob’s reply in my inbox Monday.)
Monthly Archives: July 2014
“Could southern black voters save the Senate for Democrats?”
Judge Lewis Did Not Focus on 2014 Maps in FL Redistricting Case Because He Expected Appeal
“Pondering DOJ’s Absence in Utah’s Big Corruption Case”
Now Available: 2014 Supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, & Tokaji: Election Law Cases and Materials
[UPDATE: The 2014 Supplement is now available for purchase at Amazon. Professors who adopt the Lowenstein/Hasen/Tokaji casebook for their course can receive a complimentary copy of the supplement for themselves and their students by emailing their request to crutan… Continue reading
Ron Klain Writes to David Gergen on Justice Ginsburg “Performance Pitfalls” When She Was Up for SCOTUS Nomination
Page 62 of this pdf from the new Clinton library papers. A snippet:
And finally, Judge Ginsburg’s technique — her failure to make eye contact, her halting speech, her “laconic” nature (to use Jim Hamilton’s phrase) -~ is not helpful….… Continue reading
Read Bill Galston Recommend to Pres. Clinton Withdrawal of Lani Guinier Nomination Based on Guinier’s VRA Views
From a newly released set of documents today from the Clinton library
I have spent much of the past week carefully reading Lani Guinier’s recent law review articles and other pertinent materials. On this basis, I have reached a difficult… Continue reading
“Pérez recount prompts frustration, November fears from some Democrats”
“Black Southern Voters, Poised to Play a Historic Role”
This item appears at NYT’s The UpShot.
“More on the Mann-Corrado Brookings Paper: the Resistance to Campaign Finance Change as a Response to Polarization”
“Getting Back Together: New Nominees Raise Hope for a Revived EAC”
“Some candidates’ super PACs are a family affair”
USA Today: “Every dollar the super PAC has collected — $225,000 — has come from his parent, Martine Rothblatt, the CEO of a Maryland-based biotech company.”
“Tea party can pursue claims against IRS”
Cincinnati Enquirer: “Tea party groups won the right Thursday to pursue their claims against IRS employees in Cincinnati for improperly holding up their applications for tax-exempt status. U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott threw out some of the claims but… Continue reading
Tokaji, Gerken, and Brad Smith to Testify About DISCLOSE Act III Before Senate Rules Committee
So reports Bloomberg BNA. Here is the hearing notice.
I had problems with the first version of the DISCLOSE Act, but I testified in favor of the second version. I haven’t looked at this new one yet.