Maryland Moves to Dismiss Redistricting Challenge
Here is the motion to dismiss in the remanded Shapiro v. McManus case.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
“Supreme Court Upholds Arizona’s Redrawn Legislative Map”
Adam Liptak in the NYT.
“Clinton Campaign Money Legal but Problematic”
Eliza Newlin Carney for TAP:
In legal terms, Bernie Sanders’s complaint that Hillary Clinton’s joint fundraising agreement with the Democratic National Committee improperly benefits her campaign doesn’t withstand close scrutiny.
The Sanders camp’s professed shock that the Hillary Victory Fund… Continue reading
“Americans need a government that works for all”
Liz Kennedy in the San Diego Union-Tribune:
But the fact is that a majority of Americans support the same basic policies — including government action to fight income inequality and improve wages, to regulate banks and the financial sector,… Continue reading
“California’s voter registration forms don’t make sense — it’s time for the state to change them”
George Skelton in the LAT:
About 400,000 Californians who might be planning to vote in the state’s pivotal Democratic presidential primary June 7 could be in for a shock.
They’ll be told, “Sorry, your vote’s no good here.”
They’re getting… Continue reading
“Mondello: African-American Vote Key In 9th Senate District Race; Vote Suppression Also Attempted”
“Of Course The U.S. Is An ‘Oligarchy’ — We Keep Electing The Rich”
Nick Carnes for TPM Cafe.
“‘Legitimacy’: the FEC and the Press Exemption”
Bob Bauer blogs.
I address the press exemption at some length in “The (New) Media” chapter of Plutocrats United.
“How Bernie Sanders Raises All That Money”
“The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination”
Nate Cohn for NYT’s The UpShot:
No other state leaves so many of its delegates unbound — allowed to vote for whomever they please at the convention. That’s because it conducts its loophole primary in two parts. First is the… Continue reading
“Trump campaign brings in lobbyists for key posts”
“RNC Delegates Should Think Twice Before Accepting Bags of Cash”
“$1 billion spent in 2016 presidential race — and other numbers to know”
“Ballot Selfies: Why They Matter”
The following is a guest post from Lindsey Cormack:
On the morning of the New York presidential primary, Lieutenant Governor and former House Representative, Kathy Hochul did what many other excited voters across the state would do over the… Continue reading