“US court denies motion to sequester Article XII ballots”
The latest from the CNMI voting dispute.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
“Beyond Ferguson – Unrepresentative Democracy in City Elections”
“Big out-of-state money pours into Missouri judicial race”
“Souls to the Polls” is Real
NYT’s “The Upshot:” The Big Role of Black Churches in Two Senate Races.
“Mega-influence: These 42 dominate super PAC donations”
“Black Turnout and the 2014 Midterms”
New report from the Joint Center.
“Shelby and Section 3: Pulling the Voting Rights Act’s Pocket Trigger to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County v. Holder”
Paul Wiley has written this very (and timely, given Texas) important student note for the Washington and Lee Law Review. From the Introduction:
One of those portions of the Voting Rights Act that remained untouched by Shelby County is §… Continue reading
“The Dumbing Down of Statutory Interpretation”
Glen Staszewski has posted this draft on SSRN (Boston University Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Article criticizes a recent movement toward making statutory interpretation simpler and more uniform. The trend is reflected by proposals to adopt codified rules… Continue reading
“Questions Emerge About Potential Conflict of Interest Between Mailergate and Silicon Valley Start-up”
Cowgirl Blog’s latest on the Montana mailer.
Garrett Epps on Racial and Partisan Discrimination in Texas Voter ID Case
Well worth the read.
“Flush with mystery money, Kentucky nonprofit haunts Grimes’ Senate bid”
Justice Ginsburg Gives More Insight Into Her Texas Voter ID Dissent, and Its Small Error
I suggested in this Slate piece that Justice Ginsburg decided to pull an all nighter to write her dissent as a “5 am wake up call” on the issue of voting rights. Now comes some confirmation.
Jess Bravin:… Continue reading
“Is Political Science Blowing Its Close-Up?”
Important Doug Chapin post:
But two recent stories in the election realm raise a cautionary tale about what happens if we’re not careful (as practitioners or consumers) about the use of political science to learn more about elections.
The… Continue reading
“Lobbyists, Bearing Gifts, Pursue Attorneys General”
Must-read A1 Eric Lipton for the NYT:
Attorneys general are now the object of aggressive pursuit by lobbyists and lawyers who use campaign contributions, personal appeals at lavish corporate-sponsored conferences and other means to push them to drop investigations, change… Continue reading