Monthly Archives: July 2015
“Democratic legislator: GOP rushed to pass voting law”
The latest from the NC voting trial.
Two on Campaign Finance in Washington Times
Stephen Klein – Campaign Finance Reform Can’t Punish Free Speech
Alan Morrison –It’s Buckley, Not Citizens United, That Created Massive Spending
“Jeb Bush’s Lobbying Reform Plan Probably Won’t Rein In K Street”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones:
The issue is that the six-year ban would only prevent former members of Congress from taking part in “official” lobbying—a very specifically defined set of activities. Avoid those activities—or earn less than 20 percent of… Continue reading
“The Judging of Politicians by Judges, Part II: Blagojevich in the Seventh Circuit”
Bauer on Blagojevich:
The Court seems to believe that, where the political trading is for government posts, thecost of public corruption is somehow more limited, more tolerable. It is just a government salary’s worth of political self-dealing. Of course, it… Continue reading
“Scott Walker’s Wisconsin and the End of Campaign-Finance Law”
Lincoln Caplan writes for The New Yorker.
Analysis: 7th Circuit Unanimously Rejects Some Charges Against IL Gov. Blagojevich
You can find the 23-page unanimous decision written by Judge Easterbrook at this link.
Given how short this opinion is, it is not clear why there was such a long delay in issuing this opinion.
Most of the charge were… Continue reading
“VoteCal database makes debut in Sacramento, Orange counties”
The Sacramento Bee reports.
MORE from Doug Chapin.
“Voter ID, registration and early voting laws vary widely across America; Complexity among states under scrutiny as NC election law trial progresses”
“Expert: Voters would have faced longer lines in ’12 had N.C.’s election law been in place”
The latest from the NC voting trial.
“Black votes matter: the North Carolina electors who say new law is unfair”
The Guardian on the NC voting trial.
“The Only Realistic Way to Fix Campaign Finance”
Larry Lessig NYT oped:
The solution proposed by some, notably Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Graham and Mr. Sanders, is amending the Constitution.
It sounds appealing, but anyone who’s serious about reform should not buy it. For a presidential candidate, constitutional… Continue reading
Speech or Debate Clause, Citizens United, Weigh Heavily in Sen. Menendez Defense to Bribery
This should be interesting.
Even if these claims ultimately fail (which they likely will), it will likely buy the Senator some significant time before potential incarceration.