Monthly Archives: March 2015
“Donors to Tax-Exempts Often Give Super-Sized Amounts”
“Want More Voters? Abolish Registration”
Frank Barry for Bloomberg View.
Here’s a New Vote Buying Scheme: “Get Out of Hell Free” Cards (Israel elections)
Failed Messiah:
The Shas Party is promising voters who vote for Shas “a pidyon hanefesh” (redemption of their soul; essentially a “get out of hell free” card) to be given by top Shas Party rabbis in exchange for the voter’s… Continue reading
“The New Normal in Election and Political Law”
Announcement via email:
The Yale Law and Political Society and Yale Law & Policy Review are hosting a conference on Saturday, April 11 at Yale Law School (127 Wall St., New Haven, CT 06520). The conference will explore the current… Continue reading
Is Hlliary Clinton Now Officially “Testing the Waters” for a Presidential Bid?
The NYT suggests as much, and I think that would be a change in her status.
New Issue of Election Law Journal Features Research Related to Bauer-Ginsberg Commission
Check it out, guest edited by Doug Chapin.
“Meet the man taking aim at campaign finance regulations”
The Hill profiles CCP’s David Keating.
“U.S. District Court Upholds Ohio Ballot Access Law”
“What a Kentucky Presidential Caucus Would Mean For Overseas Voters”
“When It Pays to Pretend You’re Not Running for President”
Shane Goldmacher for National Journal.
“‘Drop-In’ Issue Advocacy in Election Seasons and The Disclosure Alternatives”
Leiter on the US News Rankings, Including UCI
Brian writes:
Last week, a website, USNews.com, released its annual rankings of law and other professional schools. (Since I was off-line last week, my comments had to wait.) Commentary, predictably, focused on the overall rank assigned by the website–what is… Continue reading