“Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks dies”
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. A centrist vote on a sharply divided partisan court.
Our condolences to his family.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
“New Report Released by National Commission on Voting Rights: More Work Needed to Improve Registration and Voting in the U.S.”
National Commission on Voting Rights:
Based on the testimony provided by hundreds of witnesses at 25 state and regional National Commission on Voting Rights hearings convened in 2013 and 2014, this national report highlights the voices of people impacted… Continue reading
“If you think super PACs have changed everything about the presidential primary, think again”
David Karol for the Monkey Cage.
“Brennan Center Publishes Campaign Finance Paper Largely Grounded in Reality”
Rare common ground (for now).
“Latest Voting Rights Institute to Train New Generation of Voting Rights Lawyers at Georgetown Law”
Sixth Circuit Unanimously Rejects Challenge to Time Limits on Solicitations in Judicial Elections
The result in this case involving denial of a preliminary injunction follows the Supreme Court’s recent Williams-Yulee case and the new strict scrutiny standard set out there there. Judge Boggs was on the panel. Very interesting.
A Podcast Preview of the Upcoming #SCOTUS Evenwel One Person, One Vote Case
I sat down and talked with UCI Law’s Jonathan Glater about the Evenwel case for the new UCI Law Talks podcast series.
“Too Many People? Counties Respond To Letters Saying Voting Rolls Are Bloated”
Doug Chapin:
These letters and county official replies are just the opening shots in what is likely to be an ongoing fight about voter rolls in advance of the 2016 election. As civic groups and election officials alike prepare … Continue reading
“Parties and the Rethinking of Reform: Part II”
NEW: @UCILaw Talks Podcast Series
There’s a new UCI Law podcast series hosted by my great colleague Jonathan Glater. Erwin Chemerinsky gives a Supreme Court preview in Episode 1, I talk about the forthcoming Evenwel “one person one vote” case at the Supreme Court… Continue reading
“Party Rules to Streamline Race May Backfire for G.O.P.”
NYT on unintended consequences of party nomination reform.
“Political parties go after million-dollar donors in wake of looser rules”
Must-read WaPo on the return of soft money:
The national political parties are urging wealthy backers to give them 10 times more money than was allowed in the last presidential election, taking advantage of looser restrictions to pursue million-dollar donors… Continue reading
Trump Says He’d Spend $100 Million to Get Elected
That wouldn’t do the trick.
“FEC to Vote on Super PAC Advisory Opinion”
Ken Doyle for Bloomberg BNA:
The Federal Election Commission has signaled that it will vote in the coming weeks on a potentially major advisory opinion request seeking to clarify legal limits on super political action committees (super PACs) and other… Continue reading