Monthly Archives: January 2016

“Wisconsin professor questions NC legislators’ claims that Voter ID law aimed to prevent fraud”

January 26, 2016, 7:41 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Charlotte Observer: Burden, on the stand for about two hours on the first day of a trial expected to last through the week, said he thought the elections law overhaul in 2013 and amended in 2015 would place a greater… Continue reading

“North Carolina Voter ID Requirement On Trial In Federal Court”

January 26, 2016, 7:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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“The ‘Access’ Issue”

January 26, 2016, 7:33 ambribery, campaign financeRick Hasen

Bauer: One line of argument in the McDonnell case briefing accepts that supporters might expect some preferential treatment—“procedural access,” like a meeting—but not official influence to carry the supporter’s case on the merits. This is one way that routine… Continue reading

“Buckley v. Valeo at 40”

January 26, 2016, 7:32 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Paul Jossey in The Hill: The Buckley legacy is mixed. It nurtured the wide-open continuous political dialogue that currently exists from airwaves to Internet. But it did so in a way that forced some of that discussion underground, criminalized political… Continue reading

“Zephyr Teachout Says She’s Running for Congress”

January 25, 2016, 9:08 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, election law bizRick Hasen

NY Observer: Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor and former gubernatorial candidate, announced this afternoon she is running for Congress in the Hudson Valley. Ms. Teachout, who rose to prominence after she unsuccessfully challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo in… Continue reading

“Missouri House passes voter ID measures”

January 25, 2016, 8:49 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

KY3 reports.

“Trial over North Carolina’s photo ID law begins; plaintiffs allege new law is discriminatory”

January 25, 2016, 8:42 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Michael Hewlett reports for the Winston-Salem Journal.

“Arguments Over North Carolina Voter ID Law Begin in Federal Court”

January 25, 2016, 5:50 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: The bitter dispute about North Carolina’s elections laws returned to a federal courtroom here on Monday as the state’s voter identification requirement went on trial. The week’s proceedings will affect election practices in North Carolina, a state that… Continue reading

“North Carolina voter-ID case could have ramifications across U.S.”

January 25, 2016, 5:49 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo: The photo-ID trial is expected to last about a week. North Carolina’s snowy and icy conditions affected the first day of trial. Several witnesses were unable to travel to Winston-Salem, including plaintiffs Rosanell Eaton, 94, and her daughter.… Continue reading

All About Redistricting Update

January 25, 2016, 5:34 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Good news from Jeff Wice: I have volunteered to begin updating Justin Levitt’s “All About Redistricting” website. (see http://redistricting.lls.edu/) while he is at the Department Of Justice. I am undertaking this effort with colleagues at SUNY Buffalo Law School… Continue reading

The Open Mind Talks to Heads of Commission on Presidential Debates

January 25, 2016, 2:54 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Watch.

“Ted Cruz is Fit for Office, At Least Under the Constitution”

January 25, 2016, 2:35 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the National Law Journal. It begins: t is easy for liberals to latch onto the Donald Trump-fueled theory that Sen. Ted Cruz is ineligible to be president because he is not a “natural born”… Continue reading

“Ben & Jerry’s founder unveils new ‘Bernie’s Yearning’ ice cream flavor”

January 25, 2016, 9:22 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Supporters of Bernie Sanders could soon sample the sweet taste of victory, not only in Iowa and New Hampshire, but also from a pint from one of Vermont’s most famous ice-cream makers, the co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s.… Continue reading

“Some Republican candidates spend big on ads, with little to show for it”

January 25, 2016, 9:02 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LA Times: In this strange primary season, there is little relationship between money spent on ads and poll numbers for candidates, at least on the Republican side. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio, the top two… Continue reading