Monthly Archives: September 2014
Bauer Slams MayDay PAC/Lessig Strategy
Bob Bauer:
So what Professor Lessig is proposing is a single-issue brand of politics that pursues its goal at a considerable cost in means and ends. It relies on money to achieve its goal; it insists that all other policy… Continue reading
“Political Activity Limits and Tax Exemption: A Gordian’s Knot”
Roger Colinvaux has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Virigina 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
“Incorporating Corporate Rights”
William Marks has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Why exactly must the states respect federal Bill of Rights protections that apply to corporations? In Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), the Supreme Court held… Continue reading
Will Chad Taylor’s Name Actually Be Taken Off the Ballot in Kansas?
Ed Morrisey says no.
“Open Source Developments in CA, TX Signal Shift in Voting Technology Market”
“In day 2 of Texas voter ID trial, Austin lawyer says voter fraud rare”
“Alabama’s voter ID law blamed for at least 282 ballots uncounted in primary”
Birmingham News:
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is alleging that at least 282 ballots in the state’s June 3 primary election were not counted due to Alabama’s law requiring voters to show a valid photo identification card.… Continue reading
“Investors to Public Companies: Disclose and Justify Political Contributions”
CFA Institute: “For a couple of years now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it is weighing the benefits of a proposed disclosure of political contributions by public companies. A new survey of CFA Institute members supports… Continue reading
“Native language speakers win voting rights lawsuit against state”
Alaska Dispatch:
A federal judge in Anchorage ruled Wednesday that the state Elections Division violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act by failing to provide ballot and candidate information in Native languages to Yup’ik and Gwich’in speakers in three rural… Continue reading
Susan B. Anthony False Campaign Speech Case Back Before District Court Tomorrow
Cincinnati Enquirer: Can Politicians Lie? Court to Decide.
“Voting Restrictions Are Key Variable in Midterm Elections”
John Harwood NYT political column. Despite the headline, the article itself acknowledges that no one knows how much, if at all, any of these cutbacks in things like early voting will have on voter turnout (so not necessarily a… Continue reading
“Arkansas Neglecting Low-Income Voters, in Violation of Federal Law”
Press release: ” Citing evidence that low-income Arkansas residents have unlawfully been denied the opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from the voting rights groups Demos, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, Project Vote, and… Continue reading
“Appeals court strikes down 101-year-old Minnesota law that makes lying about ballot initiatives a crime”
The Star Tribune reports. My earlier coverage is here.