Monthly Archives: January 2015

“Scalia Lands at Top of Sarcasm Index of Justices. Shocking.”

January 19, 2015, 10:17 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Adam Liptak’s latest Sidebar column for the NYT takes up a new study of mine, just posted on SSRN, The Most Sarcastic Justice. Adam’s piece begins: Justice Antonin Scalia has a sharp tongue and a cutting writing style. His… Continue reading

“Honor King’s Legacy By Protecting Voting Rights”

January 19, 2015, 10:11 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Ari Berman: The film Selma movingly chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight to win the Voting Rights Act (VRA). It ends with King speaking triumphantly on the steps of the Alabama capitol, after marching from Selma to Montgomery. Five… Continue reading

“The Law of Democracy at a Crossroads: Reflecting on Fifty Years of Voting Rights and the Judicial Regulation of the Political Thicket”

January 19, 2015, 10:09 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

I am looking forward to participating in this event at FSU (where I will be presenting my Purcell Principle paper): Friday, March 27 – Saturday, March 28, 2015 2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of… Continue reading

Lyle Denniston Previews Williams-Yulee for SCOTUSBlog

January 19, 2015, 10:06 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Here.

More Bauer on Williams-Yulee

January 19, 2015, 10:03 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Here.

“Convenience Voting: the End of Election Day?”

January 19, 2015, 10:02 amelection administration, votingRick Hasen

Graeme Orr has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Alternative Law Journal). Here is the abstract: When and where we vote is a central element of the ritual of electoral democracy. In a trend across western democracies, there has been… Continue reading

“Dueling Canons”

January 19, 2015, 10:00 amstatutory interpretation, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Anita Krishnakumar has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article offers the first targeted study of the Supreme Court’s use of the canons and other tools of statutory interpretation in a “dueling” manner — i.e., to… Continue reading

“Changes afoot to tighten campaign finance reporting laws in Montana”

January 18, 2015, 7:40 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Missoulian reports.

“Supreme Court to Review Bans on Solicitations in Judge Races”

January 18, 2015, 6:28 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Liptak NYT preview of Williams-Yulee.

Rep. Conyers on the VRA and VRAA

January 18, 2015, 6:00 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

WaPo profile: Conyers and House Democrats plan to spend this year drawing attention to ongoing concerns with voting rights after the Supreme Court invalidated parts of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. The court struck down sections of the law… Continue reading

Maureen Dowd NYT Column on “Selma” and LBJ

January 18, 2015, 4:26 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here.

“A Question on the Question of Gay Marriage”

January 18, 2015, 4:18 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Bob Barnes WaPo analysis on the questions presented in the SCOTUS same sex marriage cases.

“Arizona and Anti-Reform”

January 18, 2015, 1:29 pmElections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court is on the cusp of rejecting one of the best ideas for reforming American elections: independent commissions for congressional… Continue reading