Monthly Archives: September 2015

“Political operative charged in Miami-Dade elections case”

September 23, 2015, 9:53 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

Miami Herald: A political operative surrendered to face criminal charges Tuesday after prosecutors said he manipulated elections for community councils in Southwest Miami-Dade. David Alberto Carcache, 34, was charged with falsifying records, aiding and abetting an elections-code violation and… Continue reading

The Jurisprudence of Yogi Berra

September 23, 2015, 9:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

From before my time at Loyola: LOSING YOGI BERRA Yogi Berra’s way with words reached all the way to the legal academy. In 1997, a group of Loyola professors contributed to the law review article, “The Jurisprudence of Yogi… Continue reading

The Future of the Party and Campaign Finance — A Response to Bob Bauer

September 22, 2015, 1:04 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, election law and constitutional law, guest blogging election law scholarship, political partiesCampaign finance, political partiesHeather Gerken

(with Joey Fishkin, University of Texas Law School) Bob Bauer just offered a thoughtful and engaging commentary on our work and a new report by the Brennan Center, both focused on the relationship between the political parties and campaign finance.… Continue reading

“Elections Canada warns of U.S.-style ‘voter suppression tricks’”

September 22, 2015, 10:18 amcomparative election law, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

More political acid rain spreading from the US to Canada: Elections Canada has quietly warned staff to be on the lookout for increasingly sophisticated tactics aimed at discouraging — or even stopping — voters from casting a ballot. The advanced… Continue reading

“Five-fold upsurge: Super PACs, dark money groups spending far more than in ’12 cycle at same point in campaign”

September 22, 2015, 9:52 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The latest from CRP.

“CPA Unveils New One-Stop Website, Corporate Political Spending Database”

September 22, 2015, 8:46 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: As campaign finance takes center stage for the 2016 elections, the Center for Political Accountability has launched a new website to serve as the “go-to” place to track corporate political spending. The one-stop resource for corporate political spending… Continue reading

“In states with elected high court judges, a harder line on capital punishment”

September 22, 2015, 8:16 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Dan Levine and Kristina Cooke for Reuters: A review of 2,102 state supreme court rulings on death penalty appeals from the 37 states that heard such cases over the past 15 years found a strong correlation between the results in… Continue reading

“The Warnings About The Supreme Court’s Dangerous Campaign Finance Ruling Are Now Coming True”

September 22, 2015, 7:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Blumenthal for HuffPo: During courtroom debate over the McCutcheon decision, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli expressed concern that political parties could create joint fundraising committees to allow a single candidate to solicit a $1 million-plus contribution, which could be distributed… Continue reading

“New study shows potential impact of a small donor matching program on 2016 presidential race”

September 22, 2015, 7:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release: Candidates in the 2016 presidential race would see a dramatic shift in their fundraising, and have a powerful incentive to focus more on small donors under a proposed small donor public financing system, according to a study released… Continue reading

“What Happens To All That SuperPAC Money When A Candidate Drops Out”

September 22, 2015, 7:43 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

“A few new faces — but not many — among megadonors to presidential super PACs”

September 22, 2015, 7:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Center for Responsive Politics: While there are no complete ingenues among the rosters of top donors to the super PACs, which filed their disclosure reports for the first half of the year this week, there are a few who… Continue reading