Monthly Archives: May 2016
“Justices Leave Texas Voter ID Law Intact, With a Warning”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT.
“Prosecutors Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Allow Investigation Of Walker To Continue”
“Voting Gets Harder in Kansas”
NYT editorial:
Excited to participate in the presidential election, more than 22,000 people in Kansas applied to register to vote in a three-week period in February just days before the state presidential caucuses. It was a reassuring display of democracy… Continue reading
“At age 92, Judge Manuel Real is still abusing his power”
Alison Frankel for Reuters:
The 9th Circuit opinion shows that age has not mellowed Judge Real, who was born in 1924 and appointed to the bench in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson. For much of his long career, the… Continue reading
“Accidental Republican candor about voter-ID laws”
Steve Benen:
But DeMint then turned to voter-ID laws. “[I]t’s something we’re working on all over the country because in the states where they do have voter ID laws you’ve seen, actually, elections begin to change towards more conservative… Continue reading
“From Albany to Prison: Ex-Lawmakers on Life Behind Bars”
“Eric Holder & Alex Padilla on Voting Reform: How Automatic Registration Could Add Millions of New Voters”
Brennan Center event May 18.
“It’s time to move ahead with the SEC nomination process”
WaPo editorial:
UNQUESTIONABLY, THERE’S a lot of money in politics. Also unquestionably, much of it flows through corporations without the full disclosure that the Supreme Court assumed would occur when it liberated corporate (and union) donations in its Citizens United… Continue reading