Gov. Blagojevich Appeal, Argued Dec. 2013, Still Pending Before 7th Circuit
Inexplicable, especially before the usually speedy 7th Circuit, and especially with Judge Easterbrook on the panel.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
“Law students propose bill to close lucrative Capitol lobbying loophole”
Interesting Melanie Mason report. Great exercise for McGeorge students!
“A ‘magnificent seven’ county supervisors?”
OC Register editorial:
It’s counterintuitive, but, sometimes, one way to improve politics is to increase the number of politicians. That’s the theory behind Senate Constitutional Amendment 8, by state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia. It would mandate that, beginning after… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton to Give Speech on Voting Rights Thursday
On Thurs, @HillaryClinton to address restrictive voting laws in states such as TX, WI and OH. Will urge steps to restore Voting Rights Act
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 2, 2015
2015 Supplement to Election Law Casebook Coming Soon
The 2015 supplement to Lowenstein, Hasen, and Tokaji is shipping in time for fall classes, and will now include edited versions of the Evenwel one person, one vote case in the district court and the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in … Continue reading
“Why U.S. billionaires may not be able to buy the 2016 election”
Emily Flitter for Reuters.
“Reform Groups Urge Senators to Co-sponsor and Support the Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act”
Release:
In a letter sent today to Senators, reform groups strongly urged members of the Senate to support the Lobbying and Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2015, sponsored by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), which would limit the ability of… Continue reading
“Abbott Opposes Curbs on Dark Money”
“This astonishing chart shows how moderate Republicans are an endangered species”
Must-read by Christopher Ingraham, with great data from the Poole-Rosenthal numbers.
Political scientists have known for years that political polarization is largely a one-sided phenomenon: in recent decades the Republican Party has moved to the right much faster than Democrats… Continue reading
“Nevada stays with caucus system in blow to Jeb Bush”
AP:
Nevada is keeping its caucuses for selecting presidential nominees, a blow to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and other contenders who hoped to shift the early-voting state to a system of primaries.
Caucuses are considered favorable to candidates… Continue reading
There’s a “Notorious RBG;” Why No “Grandmaster Steve” (Breyer)?
Jacob Gershman explores my SCOTUS celebrity index over at the WSJ law blog.
“Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN”
Here:
SSRN Top Downloads For
LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic)RECENT TOP PAPERS for
all papers first announced in the last 60 days
3 Apr 2015 through 2 Jun 2015
Rank
Downloads
Paper Title
1
551
Do the … Continue reading
“Public Citizen Applauds Senator Warren for Pushing the SEC to Act”
Release:
Public Citizen applauds U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) letter (PDF) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White raising issues concerning the agency’s regulatory and enforcement work. Sen. Warren’s thoughtful and detailed letter is… Continue reading