Monthly Archives: July 2014
“Politics Florida G.O.P. Seeks Delay on New Districts”
“Looking to the Fall, Democrats in Senate Races Lead Fund-Raising”
Nick Confessore reports for the NYT.
“Paul Clement enters pending Arizona redistricting litigation”
“Alarcon, wife decline to testify; defense rests in voter fraud trial”
“Ernst & Young Agrees To Pay $4 Million Over Lobbying Violations”
The Wild and Crazy Adventures of Rep. Don Young
Great #LongRead from the Center for Responsive Politics.
“A Year Into IRS Probe, Partisan Motives Still Prove Elusive”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
In #MSSEN, MS Supreme Court Wants Responses, Briefing on McDaniel Request for Voter Data
“Plan to split California into six states could end up on 2016 ballot”
The Guardian reports. The article quotes me as noting that the plan would never get approved in Congress.
But it may not make it even to the ballot. It could get kicked off for being an unconstitutional revision, requiring a… Continue reading
“U.S. attorney general to support Ohio voting-rights lawsuit”
Breaking: 5th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Upholds UT Affirmative Action Plan in Fisher on Remand from #SCOTUS
You can find the opinion and dissent at this link.
A press release from the Project on Fair Representation says there will be further appeal. It is not clear if it will be to the en banc 5th Circuit… Continue reading
“GOPers Prep For McDaniel Lawsuit To Contest Mississippi Race”
Hinds Co. GOP Chair: Only 300-350 Questionable #MSSEN Votes in County
The latest.
If those numbers hold up it is very bad news for McDaniel’s election challenge.