Monthly Archives: March 2016

“Symposium: ‘Courts, Campaigns, and Corruption: Judicial Recusal Five Years After Caperton'”

March 11, 2016, 4:12 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy: Opening Remarks Wendy Weiser Caperton and the Courts: Did the Floodgates Open? Adam Liptak, Keith Swisher, James Sample & Bradley A. Smith The State of Recusal Reform Charles Geyh, Myles Lynk, Robert… Continue reading

NC Supreme Court to Consider Retention Elections for NC Supreme Court

March 11, 2016, 3:43 pmjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Oral argument will be April 13. No indication in the oral argument order or on docket that the Justice whose seat is the subject of the appeal will be recused from hearing the case. My earlier coverage noted that this… Continue reading

“Obama: Texas Leaders ‘Aren’t Interested’ in Higher Voter Turnout”

March 11, 2016, 2:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Texas’ Republican leadership has stifled voter turnout, and the public sector should do more to encourage online voting and other civic engagement, President Barack Obama said in an interview Friday with Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith.… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Judge Rules That Ted Cruz is Eligible to Run for President”

March 11, 2016, 2:22 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WSJ: A Pennsylvania judge has rejected an effort to kick Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz off the state primary ballot, ruling that the Texas senator’s birth outside of the United States doesn’t disqualify him from the ballot under the… Continue reading

“Will Donald Trump reverse course and seek donations for his 2016 bid?”

March 11, 2016, 1:54 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Matea Gold reports for WaPo.

“Judge rules against Husted in teen voting case”

March 11, 2016, 1:32 pmvotingRick Hasen

NBC4: FRANKLIN CO., Ohio (WCMH)–Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Frye ruled against the Secretary of State in the case of a lawsuit filed by a national voting rights organization on behalf of nine 17-year-old plaintiffs. This is… Continue reading

Ralston Live on Nevada Violating NVRA “Motor Voter” Law

March 11, 2016, 1:17 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch.

“Dark Money, Voter Intimidation & Tech”

March 11, 2016, 1:02 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy video.

Montana Republican Party Seeks Emergency #SCOTUS Relief to End Open Presidential Primary

March 11, 2016, 1:01 pmpolitical parties, primaries, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

This filing, directed to Justice Kennedy, could have implications if Trump is short of delegates in June. Right now Democrats could vote in the Republican party primary, and this seeks an order to close the primary. The logistical problem… Continue reading

David Cole on How Local Activism and New Jurisprudence and Scholarship Can Change Campaign Finance

March 11, 2016, 7:39 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Read David in The Atlantic (and see his related oped in today’s NYT, tied to his new book, Engines of Liberty.)

“In Politics, Money Isn’t Everything — but It Still Matters”

March 11, 2016, 7:30 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Norm Ornstein at Inside Sources.

“Democracy by the People”

March 11, 2016, 7:28 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Free Speech for People is putting on this event a Seton Hall April 1.

“A Specific Proposal That Helps Give Us a Sense of What Getting Rid of Citizens United Might Entail”

March 11, 2016, 7:27 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Vik Amar writes for Verdict. I address why a constitutional amendment is the wrong way to go to fix Citizens United in part 4 of Plutocrats United.

“North Carolina Exemplifies National Battles Over Voting Laws”

March 10, 2016, 9:29 pmelection administration, redistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Must-read NYT Richard Fausset: The purest distillation of the nation’s wars over voting rules and legislative gerrymandering is playing out in North Carolina. A high-profile lawsuit is taking on a voter identification law and other voting changes. There are four… Continue reading