Monthly Archives: June 2015

“With Lawsuit Looming, North Carolina Scrambles To Loosen Voter ID Rules”

June 19, 2015, 11:40 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Think Progress: “We are pleased that the legislature has taken steps to make North Carolina’s voter ID requirement less onerous than originally designed, said Bob Phillips with Common Cause North Carolina, while noting that he and others are “still… Continue reading

“Make Your Laws” Resubmits Ravel-Weintraub FEC Petititon

June 19, 2015, 11:17 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Here. I think this moots the question whether Ellen Weintraub is a “person,” though I was looking forward to her incorporating as Weintraub Inc.

“Various New York Politics Blogs Publish Misleading Information about Bernie Sanders’ Ability to be on New York Democratic Presidential Primary Ballot”

June 19, 2015, 9:45 amballot accessRick Hasen

BAN: Several New York politics blogs and publications have recently said that Bernie Sanders is in danger of being kept off the New York presidential primary ballot because he is not a Democrat and the Democratic Party has the power… Continue reading

“GOP’s House and Senate super PACs step up sales pitch”

June 19, 2015, 8:59 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: The primary Senate and House Republican super PACs are joining forces in a major campaign to get Big Business to open its checkbook to the party. The message isn’t subtle: the left is shelling out tens of millions… Continue reading

“The 2014 Term & the First Amendment — Surprising twists & turns”

June 19, 2015, 8:31 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Read Ron Collins at SCOTUSBlog.

“All We are Saying is Give Bernie a Chance!”

June 19, 2015, 8:12 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Steve Hayward on a possible ballot access fight in NY.

“On the sad state of our so called democracy”

June 19, 2015, 7:35 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Lessig: I have a letter in the New York Review of Books responding to Elizabeth Drew’s article about money in politics. (I had done another review of that review here.) The point of my letter was to correct what… Continue reading

Shorter Bob Bauer: Grow Up, FEC Commissioners

June 19, 2015, 7:27 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

When the political becomes the personal.

“Florida group challenges Kentucky law that bans corporations from making political contributions”

June 19, 2015, 7:27 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Lexington Herald-Leader reports.

“Washington Post Carries Unconvincing Op-Ed Saying New Hampshire Can Keep Bernie Sanders Off the Primary Ballot”

June 18, 2015, 8:45 pmballot access, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

Ballot Access News reports.

“Let’s have an honest debate on the debates”

June 18, 2015, 8:14 pmcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Larry Diamond and David King in The Hill. Political debates matter. They can alter the course of a campaign, propel a candidate or an idea, and provide voters an unfiltered window into how potential leaders handle tough situations. For the… Continue reading

SCOTUS Signaling in Today’s Opinions

June 18, 2015, 8:00 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Justices not only decide cases. They often signal other actors to bring cases, pass legislation or take other action (as I explore in Anticipatory Overrulings, Invitations, Time Bombs, and Inadvertence: How Supreme Court Justices Move the Law). Today Justice… Continue reading

Citizens United Makes Cameo Appearance in SCOTUS Reed v. Gilbert Signs Case Today

June 18, 2015, 7:32 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I’m a little surprised Justice Sotomayor did not distance herself from this aspect of Justice Thomas’s majority opinion in Reed v. Gilbert today: In any case, the fact that a distinction is speaker based does not, as the Court of… Continue reading