Monthly Archives: March 2015
“Donors to Tax-Exempts Often Give Super-Sized Amounts”
Tax Notes, now out from behind paywall.
“Make Leadership, Not Voting, Mandatory”
Ron Fornier, who apparently doesn’t understand that mandatory voting does not actually force anyone to vote—just to turn in a ballot (which can be blank).
AG Holder Says Race Not Major Factor in Lynch Confirmation Holdup
Here he is on MSNBC:
“My guess is that there is probably not a huge racial component to this, that this is really just D.C. politics, Washington at its worst,” Holder said. “A battle about something that is not… Continue reading
“Increased Campaign Contribution Limits in the FY2015 Omnibus Appropriations Law: Frequently Asked Questions”
The Political Safeguards of Horizontal Federalism
Over at Balkinization, I’ve been blogging (here, here, here, and here) about the benefits associated with spillovers, which occur when one state’s policies affect citizens of another state. Most of those arguments have to do… Continue reading
Rick Perry Slips and Refers to Himself as “the Candidate”
Des Moines Register:
Because he’s not a declared presidential candidate yet, Perry in his prepared remarks at a Dallas County GOP event Thursday evening was careful to say he’s in Iowa to push for the election of all constitutional… Continue reading
“Clinton Charity Tapped Foreign Friends; Foundation agreed not to seek donations from other governments, but cash kept flowing from individuals with connections to them”
“Push to restore voting rights for felons gathers momentum”
Zack Roth for MSNBC.
“McConnell Makes Changes, but Senate Gridlock Remains”
NYT:
WASHINGTON — When he became majority leader, propelled by sweeping Republican victories last year, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vowed to run a more productive and traditional Senate than his Democratic predecessor, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
In… Continue reading
Two Pinocchios for Netanyahu Claim that ‘tens of millions’ in foreign money was aimed against him
WaPo.
“Should Voter Registration Be Automatic?”
Russell Berman for The Atlantic.
“The RightsCast, Episode 7: Josh Douglas, “How Should Courts Police Election Laws?””
The latest in Nancy Leong’s YouTube series.
“Leveling the Playing Field? The Role of Public Campaign Funding in Elections”
Tilman Klumpp, Hugo Mialon, and Michael Williams have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, American Law and Economics Review).
In a series of First Amendment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court established that government may regulate campaign finance, but not if… Continue reading