Off to Fordham Corruption Symposium
This should be fun and informative.
My presentation: Why Isn’t Congress More Corrupt?
Regular blogging resumes on Monday.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Marc Elias to Clinton Campaign
NYT:
Marc Elias, a veteran campaign finance lawyer who was general counsel for John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004, is scheduled to be Mrs. Clinton’s lead campaign lawyer in her all-but-assured second bid for the presidency, three Democrats with… Continue reading
“Kentucky Should Let Rand Run”
Josh Douglas oped:
Will Sen. Rand Paul run for president, re-election to the Senate, or both? That last option —both — is unavailable to Paul based on a Kentucky law that forbids candidates from appearing on the ballot for… Continue reading
“House Committee Approves Bills to Eliminate EAC, Public Funding for Presidential Races”
“The Hypocrisy of Celebrating Selma”
Russell Berman for The Atlantic.
Read the DOJ’s 5th Circuit Brief in the Texas Voter ID Case
“Federal Actions Bring Election Matters to the Forefront”
“Student Voting Rights Case Filed in TN”
Release:
A federal lawsuit was filed today in the U.S. District Court in Nashville challenging Tennessee’s voter ID law as violating the voting rights of Tennessee college and university students. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a student… Continue reading
“Liberal ‘dark money’ group scrutinized in Pennsylvania”
No Justice Scalia, Congressional Overrides Don’t Happen “All the Time” (Anymore)
From today’s oral argument in King v. Burwell:
But today, Congress very rarely overturns the Supreme Court, especially in high profile cases with great partisan salience, except in situations (unlike today) where the Congress and Presidency are all controlled by… Continue reading
“City Election Sea Change Santa Barbara to Initiate New District System This November”
News:
Although a few “i”s remain to be dotted and few “t”s to be crossed, the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-0 to settle a lawsuit charging that the at-large elections City Hall has conducted since 1971 have yielded “racially… Continue reading
“Keeping Up with the Congressmen: Evaluating Constituents’ Awareness of Redistricting”
Christopher Lawrence and Scott Huffmon have this new article in the Social Science Quarterly.
“FEC Backlog of 191 Enforcement Cases Includes Many Matters Pending for Years”
“House GOP Moves to Axe Presidential Public Financing Program, Bolster Election Spending by Corporations and the Wealthy”
Public Citizen:
Public Citizen roundly condemns the latest sneak attack (PDF) by U.S. House GOP leaders to terminate the presidential public financing program and give corporations and the wealthy still more influence over American elections.
On the heels of… Continue reading