Monthly Archives: November 2014
Grimes Campaign Denied Relief on “Election Violations” Mailers
So reports Josh Douglas via Twitter, citing conversation with lawyer. (McConnell campaign confirms with Sahil Kapur).
My earlier coverage and skepticism of the suit is here.
UPDATE: More fromTPM.
“Court Rejects Appeal Over Senate Filibuster Rules”
AP: “The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a public interest group and four members of Congress who challenged the Senate filibuster as unconstitutional. The justices let stand a lower court ruling that said Common Cause and… Continue reading
“Amicus: Ballot-Box Special; Dahlia Lithwick unpacks some of the voting problems we’ll hear about in the final days of election season.”
This week on Amicus: a pre-election special. Dahlia sits down with University of California–Irvine law professor Rick Hasen, founder of the Election Law Blog, to survey the landscape of state voter ID laws. They consider the effect of… Continue reading
Voter Suppression Backlash: “Activists Against Voter Restrictions May Be Hindering Their Legal Case”
More Pam Fessler on backlash:
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Here’s an irony of this fall’s election. New voter ID laws and other restrictions are in effect.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Critics say the laws are meant to suppress voter turnout among minorities… Continue reading
Bauer on Hasen and Lithwick on Judicial Elections
Bauer:
A solid case can be made that judges should not be picked in elections because forcing them to become candidates, and to campaign, taxes confidence in the courts. But many judges are picked by election and then the… Continue reading
“ISPS Special Event: SHOW ME THE MONEY: How Transparency in Political Donations Could Change American Elections”
Great event and lineup Nov. 10 at Yale.
“Megadonations Follow Randa Ruling in Wisconsin”
“Voting rules, from photo ID to provisional ballots”
“Record-breaking ‘Souls to Polls’ turnouts Sunday in South Florida”
“Cancel the Midterms”
David Schanzer and Jay Sullivan NYT oped. ” The government should, through a constitutional amendment, extend the term of House members to four years and adjust the term of senators to either four or eight years, so that all… Continue reading
“Money and Judges, a Bad Mix”
“Punch Line With Real Political Punch; Bill Maher ‘Flip a District’ Campaign to End on Election Day”
Bill Carter reports for NYT.