Monthly Archives: August 2016

“Even Trump and Clinton need big-money donors: Column”

August 24, 2016, 8:16 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Coinciding with the paperback release of Plutocrats United, I have written this oped for USA Today. It concludes: None of these things — Trump courting super PAC donors, Clinton getting paid by the wealthiest companies as a private… Continue reading

Federal Court, on 2-1 Vote, Lets Maryland Partisan Gerrymandering Claim Go Forward

August 24, 2016, 7:48 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

A three-judge court, on remand in Shapiro v. McManus, has ruled 2-1 that the first amendment-based partisan gerrymandering claim brought against Maryland’s sixth congressional district states a valid claim and now proceeds further (to summary judgment or trial). The opinion… Continue reading

Johnson/Weld Will Appear on OH Ballot, But Still Not Certain with Libertarian Label

August 24, 2016, 7:41 amballot access, political partiesRick Hasen

Here’s the latest AP report, but it is unclear to me if SOS Husted will be listing them as Libertarians, the subject of the emergency SCOTUS motion.

“Bernie Sanders’s New Political Group Is Met by Staff Revolt”

August 24, 2016, 7:35 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, his presidential campaign now behind him, will look to advance the movement he built during the Democratic primary race, with the public unveiling on Wednesday of a political organization focused on addressing economic inequality… Continue reading

“With an ally closing its doors, Evan McMullin has no clear path to ballot access”

August 24, 2016, 7:30 amballot accessRick Hasen

Wiegel.

“Colorado’s campaign-finance bullies threaten free speech”

August 24, 2016, 7:25 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Paul Sherman in the Denver Post.

“Trump’s Vigilante Twist on the Voter Fraud Myth”

August 24, 2016, 7:23 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read Brentin Mock: It’s dangerous because Trump is now strongly suggesting that people take election-law matters into their own hands by calling for a red-shirted army of vigilante poll watchers to fall into formation. There is a clear history … Continue reading