Monthly Archives: February 2015
“L.A., you’re being played by politicians”
“Is There A Connection Between California’s Recent Low Voter Turnout And The Top-Two System?”
“Restaffed EAC Advances Voting Systems in First Meeting”
“Who Holds the Redistricting Power?”
National Constitution Center podcast:
Michael Morley and Nick Stephanopoulos join our Jeffrey Rosen to discuss an upcoming Supreme Court case from Arizona that could dramatically shape the future of the legislative redistricting process.
“The Inside Story Of How Citizens United Has Changed Washington Lawmaking”
Extensive Paul Blumenthal/Ryan Grim report at HuffPo, which I look forward to reading.
Off to University of Alabama Voting Rights Act Symposium
Looking forward to this.
I’ll be talking about the Alabama redistricting case, awaiting decision at the Supreme Court.
Regular blogging resumes on Monday.
“Obama Calls Out America’s Dismal Voter Turnout: ‘Why Are You Staying Home?'”
“Kansas Senate advances bill giving Kobach power to prosecute election crimes”
What could go wrong?
Josh Douglas: “The Right to Vote Amendment is Worth At Least One Candle: A Reply to Heather Gerken”
The following is a guest post from Josh Douglas:
A new constitutional amendment affirmatively granting the right to vote could have a significant impact on protecting voting rights for all Americans. Most significantly – and perhaps paradoxically – we… Continue reading
“Foreign governments gave millions to foundation while Clinton was at State Dept.”
WaPo:
The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement with the Obama administration, foundation officials disclosed Wednesday.
McGinley and McGahn on Aaron Schock Case
“The Next Attack on Voting Rights; And why Democrats should fight for a constitutional right-to-vote amendment.”
Jamelle Bouie for Slate.
Today’s #SCOTUS Yates Ruling Tells Us Nothing About Obamacare Challenge: Analysis
Over at the CAC, Brianne Gorod sees good things for the government’s position in King v. Burwell based on today’s ruling in the Yates (fish) case at the Supreme Court:
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral argument inKing… Continue reading