Monthly Archives: September 2014
“Janos Marton, former special counsel to Moreland Commission, blasts Andrew Cuomo while endorsing Zephyr Teachout”
NYDN:
A former special counsel to Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission blasted the governor Friday as he endorsing his Democratic primary challenger, Zephyr Teachout.
Janos Marton, who worked on the commission for most of its brief time in existence, penned a… Continue reading
Scott Brown Goes After Lessig/MayDay for Calling Brown a “Lobbyist”
Extensive David Cole Review of Teachout’s Book on Corruption
NYRB:
In truth, what makes this field of law so difficult is that the tensions cannot be avoided by categorical or definitional rejections of the valid concerns on both sides of the debate. Teachout’s important new book reminds us… Continue reading
“Harry Reid Rewrites the First Amendment; When politicians seek to restrict speech, they are invariably trying to protect their own incumbency.”
“Why Democrats Can’t Win the House”
Nate Cohn writes for NYT’s “The Upshot.”
Democrats often blame gerrymandering, but that’s not the whole story. More than ever, the kind of place where Americans live — metropolitan or rural — dictates their political views. The country is increasingly… Continue reading
“Random Thoughts on Politics and Money”
The Conglomerate blog on the McDonnell verdict.
“Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks”
True the Vote Celebrates Denial of Sanctions Against It as Victory in #MSSEN Case
Talk about spin. From TTV’s weekly email:
One Last Dispatch from Mississippi
As most of us began our Labor Day weekend, the Federal Court in Mississippi handed down its verdict in our lawsuit against the State of Mississippi and the… Continue reading
“Teachout, Wu sue state Democrats over pro-Cuomo mailers”
Politics on the Hudson:
An attorney for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s primary challenger is seeking to put a halt to pro-Cuomo spending by the state Democratic Committee.
Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout’s campaign is due in state Supreme Court in… Continue reading
“House of Cads: Legislators and the Disqualification Clause”
Michael Stern:
So I have now read Benjamin Cassady’s “You’ve Got Your Crook, I’ve Got Mine,” 32 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 209 (2014), to which Professor Tillman’s article responds. Cassady makes the case that the Constitution’s Impeachment and… Continue reading
“Democrats Just Put a GOP Senate Seat in Jeopardy—And Republicans Want to Suppress the Vote to Save It”
In #MSSEN, McDaniel Appealing Election Challenge to State Supreme Court
See here.
Wow it is so late to be doing this. When you look at how expedited these things usually are, these delays here are pretty unprecedented.
“Appeals court decision keeps GOP candidate off ballot”
Houston Chronicle: “An appeals court has ruled that forged signatures will keep a candidate off the November ballot, a decision the Pasadena justice of the peace hopeful said she will appeal. But unless Leonila Olivares-Salazar gets some kind of… Continue reading