Monthly Archives: January 2016

“Review: How to Stop the Super-Rich from Dominating Presidential Politics”

January 27, 2016, 8:03 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Larry Norden reviews my new book, Plutocrats United, at the National Book Review. From the review: Fortunately, it may not be necessary for the Court to fully adopt the equality rationale. Previous majorities of the Court embraced a far… Continue reading

“Hogan proposing independent redistricting, tougher opiod laws”

January 27, 2016, 7:54 amredistrictingRick Hasen

News from Maryland.

“What Sanders Doesn’t Say About Campaign-Finance Reform”

January 27, 2016, 7:52 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Francis Barry for Bloomberg View: For all of Bernie Sanders’ populist crusading against the political influence of “millionaires and billionaires,” when faced with a rare chance to pass major campaign-finance reform, he voted against it, putting the party’s biggest… Continue reading

“North Carolina’s voter ID law on trial”

January 27, 2016, 7:50 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Zack Roth for MSNBC.

“Ohio Christian Alliance Urges Delay of Implementation of Online Voter Registration in Ohio to Safeguard Ohio’s Vote”

January 27, 2016, 7:22 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Press release.

“Trade groups to top corporations: Resist political disclosure”

January 27, 2016, 7:20 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI: Three of the nation’s leading trade associations have a message for their member corporations: Resist activists who demand you disclose more details about your politicking than the law requires. “The strategy of pressuring companies to voluntarily disclose the details… Continue reading

“What Happened to Jane Mayer When She Wrote About the Koch Brothers”

January 26, 2016, 8:02 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jim Dwyer NYT column.

“Seeking to End Gerrymandering’s Enduring Legacy”

January 26, 2016, 11:05 amredistrictingRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Hacking into Supervisors of Elections Office”

January 26, 2016, 8:34 amchicanery, election administration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Oh my, Florida: Using a structured query languange.injection, Sinclair and David Levin were able to gain immediate access to a server. From there, they collected the passwords for everyone that works in the Supervisor of Elections office for Lee… Continue reading

“Radically Revise Campaign Laws to Give People, Not Billionaires, a Voice”

January 26, 2016, 7:53 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats United, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this commentary for the NY Times’ Room for Debate: It’s not a new story: Some Americans are looking to the super wealthy to get us out of a political jam. This time, it might be billionaire Michael… Continue reading

“LISTEN: Billionaire Charles Koch Says He’s Behind On Political Spending”

January 26, 2016, 7:51 amcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Delusional Charles Koch on NPR: Charles Koch says he’s not really spending all that much on politics. As one of the billionaire Koch brothers, Koch has made massive infusions of money to political causes — some of it in… Continue reading