Monthly Archives: January 2015

“California State Appeals Court Hearing Goes Badly for Minor Parties”

January 15, 2015, 9:03 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Ballot Access News: On January 15, the California State Appeals Court based in San Francisco heard oral arguments in Rubin v Bowen, the case in which minor parties sued to overturn the top-two primary system on the grounds that… Continue reading

“Watchdogs File Comments in Post-McCutcheon FEC Rulemaking”

January 15, 2015, 6:04 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Here.

“‘Activist at heart’ Ann Ravel takes gavel at FEC”

January 15, 2015, 6:02 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Watchdog goes after FEC chair Ravel.

“Meet the Class of 2015”

January 15, 2015, 1:53 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.

“RNC set to issue rules to cut, regulate, presidential debates”

January 15, 2015, 1:51 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Lawsuit claims Dallas County’s commissioner districts discriminate against white people”

January 15, 2015, 1:43 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Dallas Morning News reports.

“‘Dark Money’ and the McCutcheon Decision: Roberts Court Provides Guidance for FEC Rulemaking”

January 15, 2015, 11:52 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Public Citizen press release.

“Special Edition: Expert Predictions for 2015”

January 15, 2015, 11:51 amelection administrationRick Hasen

January 2015 issue of The Canvass.

“Why Obama Should Pardon Don Siegelman”

January 15, 2015, 8:28 amcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jeffrey Toobin makes the case. Jeff’s right. I talked about the Sieglman case in Slate columns on John Edwards and Tom DeLay. See also my TPM piece on Rick Perry.

“New Documents: Lerner Objected to IRS Deputy Director Visit to Cincinnati Office During Congressional Inquiries into Tea Party Targeting”

January 15, 2015, 8:16 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Release: “Judicial Watch today released a new batch of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents, including a series of emails from former IRS official Lois Lerner to then-Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Division Deputy Director Joseph H. Grant… Continue reading

“Arlington Delegate Takes Aim at Gerrymandering”

January 15, 2015, 8:13 amredistrictingRick Hasen

News from Va.

“The Sherlock Holmes Canon”

January 15, 2015, 8:12 amstatutory interpretationRick Hasen

Anita Krishnakumar has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Many of the Supreme Court’s statutory interpretation cases infer meaning from Congress’s failure to comment in the legislative record. Colorfully referred to as the “dog that did not… Continue reading

“Kris Kobach proposes bills to return straight-ticket voting, change election-withdraw procedure”

January 14, 2015, 8:32 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

News from Kansas.

Vanderbilt Law Review Roundtable on Williams-Yulee Judicial Campaign Case Before SCOTUS

January 14, 2015, 8:19 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This looks good: Our current Roundtable considers Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar, to be argued before the Supreme Court on January 20, 2015. In Williams-Yulee, the Court considers whether a rule of judicial conduct that bans judicial candidates from… Continue reading