Monthly Archives: August 2014
When Will New Fla Elections Be Held?
A longtime reader writes:
Since the existing congressional districts in central and northeast Florida are unconstitutional, how fast can Florida hold elections implementing new congressional redistricting maps?
County supervisors of election from the affected areas say they can hold a … Continue reading
“Just Politics: Just because politics can be ugly doesn’t make it a crime.”
I have written this new piece for Slate, with the subhead, “If you think the Perry indictment is ridiculous, watch Blagojevich get out of jail and McDonnell go free.” It begins:
Over the weekend, liberal and conservative commentators achieved… Continue reading
“Will Rick Perry’s Indictment Stick?”
Here was my appearance on The Cycle.
“Political Speech, Limited Time Offer”
WSJ editorial on Holmes v. FEC case.
“Arapahoe County pioneering use of new vote verification system”
Denver Post: “Arapahoe County is piloting a vote-checking system this week that promises to raise the level of confidence in the accuracy of election results in Colorado.”
The Perry Indictment
You can read it here.
Eugene Volokh analyzed count I and count II separately.
I’ve written to put the indictment into a broader context of the criminalization of politics.
I am scheduled to be on MSNBC’s The Cycle today… Continue reading
“How whites have retained political power in Ferguson, and why they’ll lose it soon”
Matt Yglesias writes for Vox.
“Empirically Measuring the Impact of Photo ID Over Time and Its Impact on Women”
Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Indiana Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This article is part of a series of studies related to the impact of Indiana’s photo identification law during the two presidential election cycles… Continue reading
“Election Spending 2014: Nine Toss-Up Senate Races”
Brennan Center:
With control of the Senate at play in the 2014 election, tight races have seen astronomical spending from outside groups. Even with almost three months left until Election Day, an analysis of outside spending in the nine… Continue reading
“Political Activity Limits and Tax Exemption: A Gordian’s Knot”
Roger Colinvaux has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Virginia Tax Review). Here is the abstract:
The article considers the correct tax treatment of political activity by the tax system and discusses the problems that have arisen from political activity… Continue reading
“Rob Richie: How Florida can hold elections in fair districts in 2014”
“Trying to Ensure the Fundamental Right to Vote”
NYT Letters to the editor from Rob Ritchie and Barry Feldman.
“Black groups tell Supreme Court Ala. districts biased”
Mary Troyan reports for Gannett: “The Alabama Legislature will be further racially polarized by new district boundaries that pack more black voters into certain districts than the law requires, state black political groups told the Supreme Court last week.”