WaPo:
The super PAC supporting Jeb Bush is racing through its massive war chest much faster than money is coming in, spending close to $50 million in a record blitz that has so far failed to lift the former… Continue reading
Justice Scalia is not shy about expressing his opinion. He had plenty to say in the oral argument yesterday in the Harris redistricting case. He spoke at today’s Fisher affirmative action argument as well. But at yesterday’s Evenwel oral argument… Continue reading
Open Secrets:
Twenty-four politically active nonprofits — including some of the biggest names in dark money — have devoted more than half their total spending to influencing elections in at least one year between 2008 and 2013, a Center… Continue reading
Anthony Johnstone has posted this draft on SSRN (Appellate Practice and Process). Here is the abstract:
Judicial elections are approaching their second century in the United States, and they are not going anywhere soon. Now, recent deregulation of campaigns and… Continue reading
I have written this oped on Evenwel for the LA Times oped page. It begins:
At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the justices struggled over the meaning of the 1960s-era “one person, one vote” rule. Should Texas legislative districts contain… Continue reading
Amy Howe on Harris oral argument:
“Where’s the beef?” That was the question from Washington attorney Paul Smith, arguing at the Court today on behalf of the five-member independent commission charged with drawing new state legislative maps for Arizona. The… Continue reading