Monthly Archives: March 2015

“Feds prepare criminal corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez”

March 6, 2015, 2:46 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CNN: “The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for… Continue reading

“Court hears one more challenge to congressional district maps”

March 6, 2015, 1:52 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Florida’s congressional redistricting maps should be rejected because they are the product of a shadowy process infiltrated by Republican political operatives in violation of the law against partisan gerrymandering, lawyers argued before the Florida Supreme Court on… Continue reading

Call for Presenters

March 6, 2015, 1:47 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The following announcement arrived via email: Cleveland State Law Review Spring Symposium: Speaker Solicitation Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and the Cleveland State Law Review are proud to host Professor Lawrence Lessig from Harvard University on April 17, 2015. Professor Lessig… Continue reading

“Honor Selma by Honoring Voting Rights”

March 6, 2015, 1:44 pmVoting Rights Act, VRAARick Hasen

Bloomberg View editorial.

“Obama Returns To Selma For 50th Anniversary Of Historic March”

March 6, 2015, 10:45 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“David Schleicher to Join Yale Law School Faculty in July as Associate Professor of Law”

March 6, 2015, 10:27 amelection law bizRick Hasen

Congrats to David and Yale!

“Assignment America: Selma”

March 6, 2015, 10:22 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gay Talese reflects for the NYT.

Senator Tim Scott Calls for “De-Coupling” Voting Rights Legislation and Selma Commemoration

March 6, 2015, 9:32 ampolitical parties, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WOW: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., an honorary co-chairman of the Selma trip and the only African-American Republican in the Senate, said voting rights and the commemoration of Selma should be “de-coupled.” “The issue of voting rights legislation and the… Continue reading

“GOP leaders to skip Selma event; ‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says”

March 6, 2015, 9:12 ampolitical polarization, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Politico: Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on… Continue reading

“Selma and Voting Rights: Commemoration or legislation?”

March 6, 2015, 9:06 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Facing South.

“Continuing Constitutional Difficulties in Implementing the Voting Rights Act”

March 6, 2015, 8:56 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro: Sue Evenwel is a citizen of the United States and of the state of Texas. She is a registered voter in Titus County and regularly votes in local and state elections. How is it, then, that Ms.… Continue reading

“With a nod and a wink, Republicans build 2016 campaign machines”

March 6, 2015, 8:50 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Reuters: Asked last week about his agenda if elected, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker began: “Should I choose to be a candidate…” Then he added with a grin: “My lawyers love it when I say that.” Like the… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court and the Power of the People”

March 6, 2015, 8:44 amdirect democracy, Elections Clause, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Michael Li: A good advocate tries to make things simple, and sitting through Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing over the constitutionality of Arizona’s independent redistricting commission, it was clear — if there had been any doubt — that former… Continue reading