“FEC has the power, but doesn’t make the tough calls”
Karl Sandstrom CNN oped.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
“Political Consultant To Be Sentenced For Violating Campaign Finance Law”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Holder Rips ‘Disconnected’ Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights”
Mike Sacks for BLT:
“Abetted by a wrongly decided, factually inaccurate, and disconnected Supreme Court decision, too many in this country are trying too hard to make it too difficult for the people to express their views,” Holder said,… Continue reading
“Lawmakers, ACLU protest 30-day residency voting requirement in New Hampshire”
AP:
Gov. Maggie Hassan is likely to veto legislation that would require people to live in New Hampshire for 30 days before they can vote in the state.
Hassan’s office said Thursday she worries the bill will restrict people’s… Continue reading
Voting Rights Advocate Concerned About Elias Lawsuits
I had heard grumblings about the set of lawsuits Marc Elias has been filing before today, but now I have an email I have permission to republish (without attribution):
I’d like to keep this email anonymous but wanted to send… Continue reading
“Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court Justice Celebrity (Audio)”
My interview with June Grasso (mp3):
Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court Justice Celebrity (Audio)
Jun 11, 2015
Richard Hasen, a professor at University of California Irvine School of Law, discusses the celebrity status of Supreme Court justices, who are scheduling interviews… Continue reading
“All’s Well That Evenwel”
I just love this headline so much, I hope to revive it in the event that the Supreme Court rejects the one person, one vote challenge next term.
Marc Elias Comments on New VA Voter ID Suit
WaPo:
In addition, Elias is behind challenges to Virginia’s elections maps at the state and congressional levels, which could force the state to redraw district boundaries this fall.
“I have a lot of clients. I have brought other lawsuits… Continue reading
“Virginia Is Latest Front in Democrats’ Voting Rights Battle”
Maggie Haberman reports for the NYT.
Ohio SOS Husted and Rep. Clyde Twitter War Over Voting Covered by MSNBC
Zack Roth:
On Wednesday afternoon, State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, a Democrat, was notified on Twitter that she’d been blocked by an account in the name of Secretary of State Jon Husted. The move came after Husted, a Republican, responded… Continue reading
“The Party as Database”
Jack Balkin:
Last year, in my essay The Last Days of Disco: Why the American Political System is Dysfunctional, I explained that modern American political parties were turning into databases connected to fundraising operations. The two major political… Continue reading
“Anti-Hillary Clinton Group Refuses to Change Name, Defying FEC Order”
Byron Tau for the WSJ Wash. Wire.
“Why Is John Roberts Siding With the Supreme Court’s Liberals?”
Adam Winkler writes at Slate.
Breaking: Clinton Lawyer Elias Files New Voting Suit in Virginia
Via Maggie Haberman comes news of a new case filed by Marc Elias (the latest in a series of cases).
The suit is Lee v. Virginia Board of Elections, and this time the Democratic Party is a party. You… Continue reading