NYT First Draft:
Representative Tom Cotton, the Arkansas Republican running for the Senate, disbursed over $131,000 to Right Solutions Partners in March for “fund-raising consulting” and an additional $161,000 to it in August for the same purpose.
But here’s the… Continue reading
New report from Joanna Shepherd and Michael Kang:
The explosion in spending on television attack advertisements in state supreme court elections accelerated by the Citizens United decision has made courts less likely to rule in favor of defendants in criminal… Continue reading
The Onion: “Explaining that the measure is intended to protect politicians’ right to free expression against undue scrutiny from the general population, a new ruling implemented this week by the Federal Election Commission allows candidates running for public office… Continue reading
Colorado Independent: “Colorado’s rough-and-tumble politics firearm-liberty group Rocky Mountain Gun Owners is headed back to court. It is suing the secretary of state’s office and nonprofit Colorado Ethics Watch to keep the identities of its donors secret, even… Continue reading
NYT First Draft:
New fund-raising tallies filed by two leading “super PACs” show just how dependent each party’s Senate candidates have become not just on rich donors, but on an incredibly small number of incredibly rich donors.
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This one made me chuckle (apparently my Slate piece on Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in TX voter id case was reprinted in the Oregonian):
Richard,
Before me there lays a 2010 photo of R. B. Ginsburg at Slate with… Continue reading
In Justice Ginsburg’s 6-page dissent in the Texas voter id case, she writes: “Nor will Texas accept photo ID cards issued by the U. S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.”
A few people have pointed me to material from Texas which… Continue reading