Monthly Archives: July 2016

Do Justice Ginsburg’s Comments on Donald Trump Require Recusal in a Clinton v. Trump Case?

July 10, 2016, 7:47 pmSupreme CourtRick Hasen

That’s the argument some conservatives have been raising on Twitter, following this part of RBG’s interview with Adam Liptak: These days, she is making no secret of what she thinks of a certain presidential candidate. “I can’t imagine what… Continue reading

“Businesses offer perks, freebies in effort to get young people to vote”

July 10, 2016, 5:02 pmvote buyingRick Hasen

Japan Times: Businesses across the nation used discounts and free services to encourage 18- and 19-year-olds to use their newly granted suffrage to vote in Sunday’s House of Councilors election. The Upper House election is the first national poll… Continue reading

Justice Ginsburg Has “Impossible Dream” of Overturning Citizens United Before She Leaves SCOTUS

July 10, 2016, 3:54 pmcampaign finance, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

She tells NYT’s Adam Liptak: Asked if there were cases she would like to see the court overturn before she leaves it, she named one. “It won’t happen,” she said. “It would be an impossible dream. But I’d love to… Continue reading

Two Big Election Law Decisions Out of Texas are Pending…..And More from Other States

July 10, 2016, 1:45 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The federal challenge to Texas’s strict voter identification law is pending before the entire Fifth Circuit sitting en banc. The Supreme Court set a soft July 20 deadline for a decision—after that the Court has invited plaintiffs to seek immediate… Continue reading

“It only took a month to count California’s votes. Here’s why, and why it may get better”

July 10, 2016, 1:34 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Cathleen Decker LAT column.

Jim Bopp Supports Removing Anti-Same Sex Marriage Provisions from Republican Party Platform [See Below for Jim’s Response]

July 10, 2016, 12:49 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

CBS News: Currently, the language adopted during the 2012 platform calls the “redefinition of marriage” by state courts an “assault on the foundations of society.” It’s unclear whether or not this language will be eliminated. But the compromise that some… Continue reading

It the Attack on Super PACs Through the FEC a Mistake? I Now Think Yes

July 10, 2016, 12:43 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Last week I blogged about a liberal “dream team” effort to try to bring down Speech Now, initially through a complaint at the FEC. I called the effort a longshot, but not crazy, given that the Supreme Court could well… Continue reading

“Ballot order effects in direct democracy elections”

July 9, 2016, 5:03 pmdirect democracyRick Hasen

John Matsusaka has written this article for Public Choice. Here is the abstract: Many political practitioners believe that voters are more likely to approve propositions listed at the top than the bottom of the ballot, potentially distorting democratic decision making,… Continue reading

“GOP delegates are legitimately bound, deal with it”

July 8, 2016, 6:42 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

Jim Bopp in The Hill.

“‘Politics are corrupt’: fears about money and its influence on elections loom large”

July 8, 2016, 8:55 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Guardian reports.

Justice Ginsburg’s First Draft in Evenwel Said Use of Total Population, Rather Than Voters, Required and Not Just Permitted

July 8, 2016, 8:48 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From RBG’s must-read interview with AP’s Mark Sherman: Ginsburg was pleased with her majority opinion in yet another case from Texas in which the court upheld the state’s decision to count everyone, and not just eligible voters, in drawing its… Continue reading

“Anti-Trump lawsuit may lead judge to strike down Va. law on presidential convention voting”

July 8, 2016, 8:41 ampolitical partiesRick Hasen

Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

“Congresswoman Corrine Brown And Chief Of Staff Charged With Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Non-Profit Scholarship Entity”

July 8, 2016, 8:41 amchicaneryRick Hasen

DOJ press release.

“McAuliffe unveils electronic voter registration at Va. DMV”

July 8, 2016, 8:36 amelection administrationRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

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