Monthly Archives: August 2015
“Gay marriage opponents reveal donors from 2009 Maine campaign”
Portland Press Herald:
The National Organization for Marriage has filed its campaign finance report from its 2009 bid to overturn Maine’s marriage equality law, revealing its donors to the ballot initiative for the first time.
The report, released Monday,… Continue reading
“Selfies in Voting Booths Raise Legal Questions on Speech and Secrecy”
Erik Eckholm for the NYT:
On Aug. 11, in a 42-page opinion that reviewed the history of ballot secrecy and voter intimidation, Judge Paul Barbadoro of Federal District Court in Concord struck down the law.
The state provided no evidence… Continue reading
“A Development Fight in the Catskills; Legal disputes between developer and community have upended plans for townhouse project”
The latest from Bloomingburg.
“The GOP’s big-money plan to save the Senate Republicans face a terrible Senate map in 2016. But they’re leveraging their cash advantage to pound Democrats early”
“Move to let court draw maps could reshape Florida politics — again”
“Stealth Upgrade? PA Apparently Moving Toward OVR Implementation”
“Trump open to taking big and small campaign contributions”
WaPo:
Business mogul Donald Trump said Sunday that although he can self-finance his campaign, he is open to taking campaign contributions big and small — but that the money he receives will not come with expectations of political favors.… Continue reading
Anonymous Plaintiff Seeks TRO in MS to Stop Investigation of Anonymous Campaign Mailer
Jackson Jambalaya reports. Thus Blogged Anderson has more on MS’s response.
“Announcing Broken Trust: Why I Wrote a Book on Dysfunctional Government and Constitutional Reform”
Stephen Griffin:
I can’t count the number of book reviews I’ve read of works advocating constitutional and political reform which conclude along these lines: “the author’s suggested remedies are interesting, but unlikely to be enacted.” Well, that’s a downer! … Continue reading
“Is a ballot-booth selfie free speech, or a threat to the sanctity of the secret vote?”
Bob Barnes reports for WaPo:
Richard Hasen, a prolific election law expert at the University of California at Irvine, wrote an op-ed for Reuters that called ballot selfies a “threat to democracy” that could revitalize the practice of… Continue reading