Josh Douglas and Michael Solimine Write Amicus Brief on Three-Judge Courts in Shapiro v. McManus Case at SCOTUS
You can read it here.
These are the two leading election law scholars who write about election law procedure.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
“Obama praises lead plaintiff in NC voting-rights lawsuit”
News & Observer:
Rosanell Eaton, a 94-year-old Franklin County resident who had to recite the preamble to the U.S. Constitution to three county registrars in the 1940s to be eligible to vote, got a special mention this week from the… Continue reading
“Group accuses McCaskill of violating federal campaign finance laws”
CNN reports:
A conservative group filed a complaint against Sen. Claire McCaskill on Thursday, accusing her of violating federal campaign finance laws to beat Todd Akin in Missouri’s 2012 Senate race.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, a… Continue reading
LA Times Editorial Likes Federal Court Decision Allowing Ballot Selfies
See here.
I’ll explain why they are wrong on Monday.
“Pro-Republican ads funded by group with untraceable donors”
AP:
Opportunity News Media wants you to know it’s OK to be a Republican, and it is spending $3 million to say so in the presidential battleground states of Ohio and Colorado.
Where that money comes from is anybody’s… Continue reading
“House GOP lays out plan for Va. redistricting session”
The latest from Va. I expect a three-judge court will likely draw the lines.
“Louisiana Republican Party sues over campaign contribution limits to state political parties”
The Advocate reports. I’ll have more on this suit coming Monday. As for why the last suit was dropped:
The Republican National Committee, along with the state party, sued the FEC last year over the same issue. But the RNC… Continue reading
“Virginia ex-governor’s corruption case on way to Court”
Lyle Denniston:
One of the highest-profile political corruption cases in years will soon be on its way to the Supreme Court. Lawyers for former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell told a federal appeals court on Thursday that they will… Continue reading
“DC Court Reformer Moving to New Job”
Legal Times:
How courts systems find their judges is having a spotlight moment. Comedian John Oliver unspooled a 13-minute argument against judicial election donations in February. Presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz has called for retention elections of U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
“Lerner slammed ‘evil and dishonest’ GOP inquisitors; Emails give a revealing look behind the scenes at the IRS leading up to the nonprofit targeting scandal”
The 2015 Election Law Teacher Database
It is now available at this link.
Responses to NYT Magazine Piece on Voting Rights, Including Mine from Slate
To be published in this week’s magazine.