Monthly Archives: December 2014
“Groups’ Supreme Court Brief Supports Florida Law Barring Campaign Solicitations by Judges”
My Oped on Exposing Uncecessary Secrets of Supreme Court Among Most Read NLJ Opeds of 2014
The NLJ:
NLJ op-ed writers confronted a range of issues this year, including: law students’ push to delay exams amid protests against police use of force; U.S. Supreme Court secrecy; surveillance; public access to information about drones; the death penalty;… Continue reading
Brian Svoboda’s FEC’s Night Before Christmas
“New Census Estimates Show Slight Changes For Congressional Apportionment Now, But Point to Larger Changes by 2020”
Election Data Services:
New Census Bureau population estimates released today show four states would change their congressional representation compared to what they officially received with the 2010 Census and apportionment process four years ago. This represents a doubling of… Continue reading
“Delamaide: Lobbyists losing disclosure war”
“Wealthy Donors Sided with Democrats in Midterms”
AP: “For as often as Democrats attack the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch for their heavy spending on politics, it’s actually the liberal-minded who shelled out the most cash in the just completed midterm elections.”
“Head of Democratic Governors Association backs greater donor transparency”
“Inquiry Into I.R.S. Lapses Shows No Links to White House”
NYT:
An 18-month congressional investigation into theInternal Revenue Service’s mistreatment of conservative political groups seeking tax exemptions failed to show coordination between agency officials and political operatives in the White House, according to a report released on… Continue reading
Bauer on Sunstein’s “Partyism”
“Romanticizing Democracy, Political Fragmentation, and the Decline of American Government”
Oooh—new Rick Pildes in the YLJ.
Blogging Break and Happy Holidays!
Blogging will be light through New Years–-regular ELB News and Commentary mailings for Election Law listserv members will resume on January 6.
Once again it has been a busy year for the Election Law Blog and 2015 promises some big… Continue reading
“Could Ohio’s redistricting reform make its elections more competitive?”
John Sides blogs at The Monkey Cage.