Monthly Archives: November 2015

“Kentucky Law Journal Symposium to Focus on Election Law”

November 3, 2015, 8:06 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

A great event at Kentucky (which I will have to miss because of the upcoming Plutocrats United book tour): The Kentucky Law Journal is proud to announce that this year’s Symposium will cover Election Law. As Kentucky and our nation… Continue reading

What Does Charles Koch Want for His Big Campaign Money?

November 3, 2015, 7:41 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The normally press-shy Mr. Koch, who has made a string of recent media appearances to promote his book, “Good Profit,” is helping raise hundreds of millions of dollars this year for conservative political and philanthropic causes, some… Continue reading

“The toxic erosion of voter rights in Alabama”

November 3, 2015, 7:40 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“Marin’s assemblyman wants to legalize ‘ballot selfies’ in California”

November 3, 2015, 7:37 amchicanery, vote buyingRick Hasen

The Marin Independent Journal reports. On why I think this is a very bad idea, see the Selfie is a Threat to Democracy, Reuters Opinion, Aug. 18, 2015

“Trevor Potter’s Remarks at Harvard Law School: ‘Legal Rubble: Money and Politics in the Age of Citizens United'”

November 3, 2015, 7:28 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Watch.

“What We Know and What We Need to Know: Voter Registration and Turnout in the U.S.”

November 3, 2015, 7:27 amvotingRick Hasen

This looks like a great event at American University on Nov. 16.

More Hints from @Lessig of Independent Presidential Bid

November 2, 2015, 3:49 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Lessig Blog post: (my emphasis) But I will regret forever not having a real chance at the debates to press the one real issue that is before us as a democracy, and that the other candidates just are not addressing:… Continue reading

“School Board Recalls: At least 307 attempted since 2012; 24 officials kicked out, 21 resigned, 13 survived vote”

November 2, 2015, 3:46 pmcampaigns, recall electionsRick Hasen

Recall Elections Blog: Once again, a recall election is arguably the most fascinating election of the year. As opposed to some of the past famous recalls, the big one this year is for a minor political position: three School… Continue reading

“Offering a new standard for gerrymandering to the Supreme Court”

November 2, 2015, 3:44 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Sam Wang: Today, I filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission case (S. Ct. 14-232). The brief can be found here. In it, I argue that the Supreme Court should reject Harris’s… Continue reading

@Lessig Leaves Democratic Primary Quest, Does Not Expressly Foreclose Independent Bid

November 2, 2015, 9:45 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

YouTube video.

“A Feasible Roadmap to Compulsory Voting”

November 2, 2015, 9:09 amvotingRick Hasen

Nick Stephanopoulos in the Atlantic: Compulsory voting, then, is not as far-fetched an idea as it might seem. For it to take root in America, all that’s necessary is for a single city (in the right state) to take the… Continue reading

“Campaign Legal Center Brief Urges Supreme Court to Reject Challenge to Arizona Commission’s Redistricting Plan”

November 2, 2015, 9:07 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Release: Today, the Campaign Legal Center filed an amici brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on behalf of former Justice Department attorneys in support of the Commission and its redistricting plan. The… Continue reading

“Justice Kennedy Heed Justice Kennedy: Money Buys Influence”

November 2, 2015, 8:08 amcampaign finance, judicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. it begins: Many people know of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s controversial 2010 Supreme Court opinion in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, in which he assured the American people that… Continue reading

“In Two Corruption Cases, the Culture of Albany Will Go on Trial”

November 2, 2015, 8:07 ambribery, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: In separate federal courthouses in Lower Manhattan this month, two of the most powerful men in New York are about to go on trial, an extraordinary spectacle centering on allegations of corruption, bribery and nepotism in the state’s… Continue reading