Monthly Archives: January 2015
Now Posted: Revised Version of Response: Conscious Congressional Overriding of the Supreme Court, Gridlock, and Partisan Politics
Here.
And a reply from Christiansen and Eskridge is coming soon too.
“Legislative leaders put Pence White House bill on ice”
IndyStar:
Indiana’s top legislative Republicans said Tuesday that a bill allowing Gov. Mike Pence to run for the White House and governor on the same ticket is unlikely to be approved this year.
“Campaign finance laws that make small donations public may lead to fewer people contributing and to smaller donations.”
Ken Simons Joining UCI Law
I am beyond elated that leading Torts scholar (and mensch) Ken Simons will be joining UCI Law in the fall.
“NAACP filed federal complaint against Hinds election commission”
“Parties Poised to Exploit Broad New Rules”
Eliza’s Rules of the Game column.
Chapin on Hasen on The Purcell Principle
Here:
Hasen’s second point – that the Court should explain itself eventually in election law cases, even if opinions are not possible right away – is the most important part of the article, in my opinion. I’m already on… Continue reading
“Robert F. McDonnell sentenced to two years in prison”
WaPo: “A federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday — an unexpectedly lenient punishment for a man who was convicted of selling the influence of his office to a wealthy benefactor… Continue reading
“Remember Christine O’Donnell? She’s getting sued by the FEC”
“Foreword: The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket”
Supreme Court nerds won’t want to miss this new paper by Will Baude (forthcoming, NYU Journal of Law and Liberty). I learned a great deal from it in writing my new Purcell paper. Here is the abstract:
The 2013… Continue reading
“Ninety Percent of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Campaign Money Comes From the United States”
And more than half his money from three American families.