Monthly Archives: August 2015

“Texas Ordered to Pay $1M in Legal Fees in Voting Rights Case”

August 18, 2015, 9:00 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NLJ: Texas must pay more than $1 million in legal fees to groups that challenged the state’s redistricting plans, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on Tuesday. Texas forfeited any opposition to fees when it failed to make… Continue reading

“Florida House, Senate divided in redistricting fight”

August 18, 2015, 8:12 amredistrictingRick Hasen

The latest from FL.

“Why the Selfie is a Threat to Democracy”

August 18, 2015, 7:20 amelection administration, vote buyingRick Hasen

I have written this commentary for Reuters Opinion. What could be more patriotic in our narcissistic social-media age than posting a picture of yourself on Facebook with your marked ballot for president? Show off your support for former Secretary… Continue reading

“Presidential Campaigns See Texting as a Clear Path to Voters”

August 18, 2015, 7:16 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The killer app for the 2016 presidential campaign is not an app at all. It is not even new. Texting — that 1990s-vintage technology — has suddenly become a go-to tactic for presidential campaigns when they need to… Continue reading

Jim Rutenberg Interviews Ari Berman on the Voting Rights Act at 50

August 17, 2015, 7:37 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Worth your time.

Must-Read @AdamLiptak Sidebar Column on Reed v. Town of Gilbert…

August 17, 2015, 7:31 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

and how this new #SCOTUS case is messing with First Amendment doctrine in many areas, including election law. My Reuters Opinion commentary on one of those cases will post shortly.

“Va. redistricting will go to U.S. court”

August 17, 2015, 7:29 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Richmond Post-Dispatch on what we’ve suspected what happen: a federal court will draw the lines because the Republican legislature won’t do it with a Democratic governor.

“How Should We Celebrate 50 Years of Voting Rights? By Anticipating and Preempting Future Challenges”

August 17, 2015, 3:03 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Franita Tolson writes for ACS Blog.

“Former Sen. Norm Coleman works the halls of power”

August 17, 2015, 2:28 pmlobbyingRick Hasen

Star Tribune: Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman has painstakingly maneuvered to stay in the game here. Long a fixture on the Minnesota political scene until he lost his bid for a second term, Coleman’s day job now includes representing… Continue reading

“Facing Money Gap, Hillary Clinton Slowly Warms to ‘Super PAC’ Gifts”

August 17, 2015, 10:19 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Hillary Rodham Clinton recently spent four days straight scurrying across the Western United States, mingling for hours at a time with hundreds of Democratic donors from the Rockies to Portland, Ore., from Southern California to the southern tip… Continue reading

“Is a politically unbiased map possible for Florida?”

August 17, 2015, 10:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Miami Herald reports. More here.

“Billionaires crowd out the bundlers in White House race”

August 17, 2015, 9:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten reports for USA Today.

“Supreme Court fight could define redistricting session”

August 17, 2015, 7:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

News from Va: State lawmakers return to Richmond on Monday for a special session on congressional redistricting that might end up being defined by an equally partisan battle over who should sit on the state’s highest court. Federal judges have… Continue reading