WI Judge Recuses Rather than Follows Order to Dismiss Voter ID Challenge
Interesting form of political protest from a sitting judge.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
“SEC Campaign Finance Rules Under Fire”
Jason Abel’s Daily Journal oped says the SEC case could head to SCOTUS.
Wisconsin Files Opposition to 7th Circuit Rehearing on Voter ID Law
You can read the opposition here.
I would say it is great chutzpah for Wisconsin to argue, as it does, that one reason the en banc court should not reverse the panel is because another reversal would cause voter… Continue reading
“Making Registering to Vote as Easy as Posting to Facebook”
“Brief filed in Wisconsin Voter ID case points out limited DMV access”
The Cap Times:
An amicus brief filed in the effort to stop Wisconsin’s Voter ID law from being implemented before Election Day focuses on a lack of access for many to Department of Motor Vehicles service centers throughout the state… Continue reading
“Campaign Finance Reform Bill Introduced By Representatives David Price and Chris Van Hollen Last Week”
Democracy 21:
On Thursday, September 18, 2014, Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced H.R. 5641, legislation to shut down individual-candidate Super PACs and strengthen the laws that prohibit outside groups from coordinating their activities with… Continue reading
“D’Souza gets community confinement for election law violation”
Reuters: “Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to spend eight months in a community confinement center during five years of probation after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation.”
“Kobach’s Last Ploy To Thwart Dems In Kansas Senate Race Dealt Big Setback”
Dylan Scott reports for TPM.
“Happy National Voter Registration Day!”
“Orman catches another break in legal fight over Kansas Senate ballot”
“Kansas Supreme Court orders ballot case to Shawnee County District Court”
Bryan Lowry reports for the Wichita Eagle.
Breaking: In #KSSEN Candidate Replacement Case, KS Supreme Court Kicks Case Back to Lower Court, Delaying Consideration
The Kansas Supreme Court has just issued this order. The plaintiff seeks to force Democrats to choose a successor to Chad Taylor in the race for U.S. Senate. The Kansas Supreme Court allowed Taylor’s name to be removed from the… Continue reading
“Voter ID law threatens chaos in Wisconsin elections”
The Guardian reports.
Wisconsin’s response to the plaintiff’s rehearing petition in the 7th Circuit is due today.
“Family of US Senate candidate Sullivan gives $300K to group backing his campaign”
News from Alaska.