Monthly Archives: January 2015
A Few Thoughts on Williams-Yulee, the Supreme Court Judicial Elections Case
Today was oral argument in the Williams-Yulee case, and Howard rounds up the press coverage. Here is the oral argument transcript. The case concerns the constitutionality of Florida’s ban on judicial candidates personally soliciting campaign contributions. I haven’t… Continue reading
Reuters Opinion Citizens United 5th Anniversary Forum
“The State of the Union Gets Awkward When You Can’t Vote for a President”
“From Selma to Citizens United: The contested struggle for one person, one vote”
This item appears at Facing South.
“McConnell Allies Start ‘Super PAC’ to Keep Senate Majority”
“INSIDE TAKE: End the Judicial Fundraising Charade Let us demand real reforms, not fig leaves.”
Adam Bonin on Williams-Yulee and judicial elections.
“Addressing the Influence of Money in Politics Through Executive Action”
Alex DeMots writes for the Center for American Progress.
More on the Sarcasm Index and the Justice Scalia “Echo Effect”
Will Baude, writing over at SCOTUS, is skeptical of my methodology in my new draft, The Most Sarcastic Justice, determining that Justice Scalia has been viewed the most sarcastic Justice by far in at least the last 30… Continue reading
Must Read Jim Dwyer NYT Piece on Lone Voter Fraud Prosecution in NYC
Somehow I missed this Jim Dwyer NYT piece last week:
John Kennedy O’Hara spent most of 2003 picking up garbage in city parks and cleaning public toilets as part of his sentence for illegal voting in Brooklyn. Also, he had… Continue reading
“5 Years After Citizens United, Secret Money Floods Into U.S. Politics”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
Nina Totenberg Previews Williams-Yulee Judicial Campaign Case at #SCOTUS
Here at NPR.