Monthly Archives: March 2015
DOJ’s Silence on the Wisconsin Voter ID Case Before SCOTUS
Linda Greenhouse joins the chorus of people calling for the Supreme Court to agree to hear Frank v. Walker, the Wisconsin voter id case, up for a Supreme Court conference vote on Friday. (I think it is very unlikely… Continue reading
“2016 Candidates Thumb Their Noses At Campaign Finance Rules”
Paul Bluenthal reports for HuffPo.
Senator Durbin Plays the Race Card
I usually am skeptical of claims that someone is improperly injecting race into a political issue. But I find Senator Durbin’s comments about Republican obstructionism (and it is obstructionism) on the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general to… Continue reading
“A mighty fundraising operation awaits Clinton, as well as financial hurdles”
Must-read Matea Gold at WaPo.
“AG to prosecute voter fraud case”
Texas case involving stealing and marking others’ absentee ballots.
“‘Shoot the gays’ initiative likely to be circulated”
Bob Egelko reports for the SF Chronicle.
“Super PAC Men: How Political Consultants Took a Texas Oilman on a Wild Ride”
“Identity Crisis: The Supreme Court’s Identity Crisis on Voting Rights”
Linda Greenhouse in the NYT:
But I have a sense now that those dots are getting connected. Not only was Selma’s 50th anniversary — the real one, not my imaginary one of two years ago — a stirring national event,… Continue reading
“Oregon’s Automatic Registration is Law: Now What?”
“U.S. appeals court says Texas should not pay legal fees in voting case”
Anyone have details on this? I cannot find an order at the 5th Circuit website.
UPDATE: Here is the decision. It is section 5 Texas redistricting litigation, not the voter id litigation, as was initially erroneously reported (and it… Continue reading
“IRS may broaden rule to police political nonprofits”
Politico Pro with a big story (albeit behind the paywall):
The IRS may broaden a looming controversial rule to police political nonprofits to include political parties and political action committees, the IRS chief said Wednesday.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said… Continue reading
“The Coordination Fallacy”
Michael Gilbert and Brian Barnes have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming FSU Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This symposium piece tackles an important issue in campaign finance: the relationship between coordinated expenditures and corruption. Only one form of… Continue reading
No Election Law Video Games
Hartford Courant:
There are no video games about election law violations, that we know of, and the subject rarely comes up in television crime dramas. But clean elections are the bedrock of a representative democracy, and the laws that… Continue reading