Monthly Archives: July 2015
“David Prosser says he didn’t need to step aside in Scott Walker probe”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser issued an opinion Wednesday saying he did not need to step aside from cases over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker‘s campaign even though groups spent millions of dollars to support… Continue reading
NVRA Settlement Reached with Oklahoma
Demos press release:
Voting rights advocates and Oklahoma officials announced today that a settlement has been reachedto provide more effective voter registration opportunities to citizens throughout the state.
This effort began last summer when the Metropolitan Tulsa Urban… Continue reading
The Most Interesting Question in Evenwel
In my contribution to the SCOTUS blog Symposium in this case, I provide reasons that the Court is unlikely, in my view, to accept the appellants’ position. But that is not the end of the case. The more interesting question… Continue reading
“Federal voting rights trial expected to end today”
Winston-Salem Journal (which commendably has been covering every day of the trial):
After nearly three weeks, a federal trial on North Carolina’s election law is wrapping up, with closing arguments to begin either late this morning or early afternoon.
The… Continue reading
“Symposium: Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott”
Rick Pildes on Evenwel at SCOTUSBlog.
Justice Ginsburg Speaks on Citizens United, Arizona Redistricting
The Justice spoke at Duke. She said this about Citizens United (via Adam Liptak):
The court’s worst blunder, she said, was its 2010 decision in Citizens United “because of what has happened to elections in the United States and… Continue reading
“Maryland Democratic Senate Primary Erupts Over Citizens United”
Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.
“‘Dark money’: ALEC wants image makeover”
“FVAP Releases 2014 Post-Election Report To Congress”
“Billionaire Donors Bypass K Street”
“Judge threatens IRS chief with contempt”
McClatchy:
A federal judge has threatened to hold the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in contempt of court.
The threat came Wednesday from U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan, who has been presiding over a lawsuit by the… Continue reading
“Fattah Buttonholed Obama Directly, According to Indictment”
Roll Call:
The Department of Justice’s indictment of Rep. Chaka Fattah alleges Fattah’s quid-pro-quo scheme included an in-person effort to get President Barack Obama to give a lobbyist an ambassadorship.
Fattah, a powerful Pennsylvania Democrat, is a longtime ally of… Continue reading
ABA Law Blawg 100 Nominations Now Open
Nominate your favorite law blog at this link.
(Aug. 16 deadline.)