Monthly Archives: April 2016

“Lawsuit alleges Ohio illegally purging voter rolls”

April 6, 2016, 9:07 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSNBC: The most important state in this year’s presidential election is illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, a new voting rights lawsuit alleges. Ohio currently cancels the registration of people who don’t vote in three successive federal… Continue reading

“Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night”

April 6, 2016, 8:41 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

Congrats to Guggenheim Winner Sasha Natapoff

April 6, 2016, 8:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

My brilliant friend who teaches at Loyola Law has just been awarded a Guggenheim. Her work on the U.S. criminal justice system is important and troubling. Kudos!

Two Cheers for Corporate Political Activism

April 6, 2016, 7:34 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

I have written this oped for Reuters (with a headline I really don’t like). It begins: Conservatives were quick to pounce on liberals who cheered the corporations that objected to a Georgia bill that would have allowed some forms of… Continue reading

“Office of Congressional Ethics Cites Possible Violations by Alan Grayson”

April 6, 2016, 7:32 amconflict of interest laws, ethics investigationsRick Hasen

NYT: Representative Alan Grayson, Democrat of Florida, may have improperly used his House office and staff to handle personal financial matters involving a family-run hedge fund as well as political activities related to his bid for the United States Senate,… Continue reading

“What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal?”

April 6, 2016, 7:30 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Erwin Chemerinsky (my boss) in The Atlantic: Campaign finance. In recent years, the Roberts Court has struck down a number of federal and state laws regulating campaign finance. Most famously, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010,… Continue reading

“Republican Larry Hogan really wants redistricting reform. He wrote to Obama about it.”

April 6, 2016, 7:28 amredistrictingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“SCOTUS Rules Districts Be Drawn by Total Population, Not Voter Numbers”

April 6, 2016, 7:25 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brentin Mock for CityLab.

“Rebecca Bradley beats JoAnne Kloppenburg in high court race”

April 6, 2016, 7:22 amjudicial electionsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday, overcoming a challenge from Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg and keeping the job Gov. Scott Walker appointed her to in the fall. Boosted by heavy… Continue reading

“Grothman: Voter ID law will help eventual GOP nominee win Wisconsin”

April 6, 2016, 7:21 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

We’ve seen this before. But I’m sure Rep. Grothman would say (incorrectly) that the reasons photo id lets Republicans win elections is because it stops Democratic voter fraud. It is a key talking point of the fraudulent fraud squad.

“Could Citizens United Help Foreign Billionaires Buy This Election? An FEC Commissioner Speaks Out”

April 6, 2016, 7:11 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

FEC Commissioner Weintraub on Democracy Now.

“Outside super PACs help fuel GOP delegate wars”

April 6, 2016, 7:03 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten for USA Today: The GOP presidential candidates aren’t the only ones calling, texting, emailing, schmoozing and all-out lobbying the men and women likely to be delegates to the Republican National Convention. The deep-pocketed outside groups known as super… Continue reading

“Trump campaign accuses ‘Lyin’ Ted’ of crime after Wisconsin loss”

April 6, 2016, 7:00 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Washington Times: onald Trump’s campaign accused Sen. Ted Cruz of breaking federal law by coordinating with an anti-Trump political action committee after Mr. Trump lost the Wisconsin GOP presidential primary to the Texan on Tuesday. Mr. Trump did not… Continue reading