Monthly Archives: September 2016
“Prosecutors will drop cases against former Va. governor Robert McDonnell, wife”
WaPo:
Federal prosecutors will not attempt to retry former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, on corruption charges, ending a years-long saga that rocked the commonwealth’s political class and cut short the rise of a Republican Party… Continue reading
“Big Banks Don’t Follow Goldman on Trump Donation Ban”
WSJ:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has taken a hard line on contributions by its partners to Donald Trump’s campaign for fear of running afoul of municipal bond and pension rules. Its Wall Street peers aren’t following suit.
Justice Kagan Reflects on Giving Her First Oral Argument Ever, In Citizens United
Watch, beginning at the 1:06 mark. Funny and interesting.
“Some election mailers still say voters will need ID at polls”
“The results on voter ID laws are in — and it’s bad news for ethnic and racial minorities”
Zoltan Hajnal LAT oped:
My colleagues Nazita Lajevardi and Lindsay Nielson and I analyzed validated voting data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study in order to follow voter turnout from 2006 through 2014 among members of different groups — almost… Continue reading
“Voter Suppression in North Carolina”
“ProPublica and Coalition of News Organizations Launch “Electionland” to Cover Election Problems and Help America Vote”
Release via email:
ProPublica today announced Electionland, a national reporting initiative that will cover voting problems during the 2016 election. A coalition of organizations – including ProPublica, Google News Lab, the USA TODAY NETWORK, Univision News, First Draft, WNYC,… Continue reading
“Everything wrong with Gov. Brown’s dinners for donors”
Dan Schnur LAT oped:
In the middle of a presidential election featuring the two least popular candidates in modern history, it’s easy to forget that Americans’ distaste for politics long predated 2016. And while half the electorate fumes at Donald … Continue reading
“In New Hampshire and Other States, Democrats Seem Just Fine With Dark Money”
Robert Maguire and Ashley Balcerzak in the Daily Beast:
If hypocrisy is the coin of the realm in politics, then spending by a Democratic dark money group in New Hampshire’s Senate race could be Exhibit A.
For years, Democrats… Continue reading
“Court Filing Accuses Texas of Misleading Voters Without IDs”
Michael Wines for the NYT:
The reason, the motion stated, is that the campaign omits the word “reasonably,” stating instead that voters can cast ballots only if they swear that they “cannot obtain” an identification card. That not only ignores… Continue reading
“Trump’s pay-for-play scandal intensifies”
Politico reports.
Gotta believe this is thanks to Trump-Bondi finally getting NYT coverage.
“Voting security and hacking American elections”
To the Point talks to Ion Sanhcho.