“5 Ways to Interfere in American Elections—Without Breaking the Law”
Uri Friedman for The Atlantic.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
State Court Strikes Down Mass. 20-Day Registration Cutoff for Voting
The opinion is not yet available, but according to the ACLU’s Dale Ho: “Decision means state cannot require ppl to register 20 days before election bc violates state constitution.” More: “No remedy ordered yet – could mean Election Day… Continue reading
Federal Court Rejects EPIC’s Request to Block Collection of Voter Data by Pence-Kobach Commission
“Five sentenced to days in jail for Supreme Court disruption over campaign finance”
WaPo:
Five protesters who disrupted a session of the U.S. Supreme Court by shouting disapproval of its rulings on campaign finance law were sentenced to either one or two weekends in prison Monday after losing a bid to overturn a… Continue reading
Must-Read Journal of Law and Policy Symposium on Buckley at 40, Campaign Finance and Free Speech
It was a great conference and now what looks like a very promising law review issue:
Current Issue: Volume 25, Issue 1 (2016)
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Introduction; The Past, Present and Future of Free Speech
Joel M. Gora
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A … Continue reading
Re Don Jr.: Federal Sentencing Guidelines Punish Campaign Finance Cooperation with Foreign Governments More Severely Than Foreign Nationals
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy:
As I explain in a forthcoming law review article, Dark Money as a Political Sovereignty Problem, the federal sentencing guidelines already make a distinction between mere foreign nationals and members of foreign governments. The article states, “[t]he… Continue reading
“The Case for Courage; Fight for voting rights, not just for yourself but for your neighbor, too.”
Andrew Cohen for the Brennan Center for Justice.
“In Seattle, vouchers let voters steer city money to political campaigns. But some aren’t buying it”
“Federal Election Commission must not shy away from Russia probe”
Stephen Spaulding oped in The Hill.
“EXCLUSIVE: Voter fraud in Palm Beach County: State attorney finds crimes, but no suspect”
Palm Beach Post:
Detectives with the State Attorney’s Office found clear-cut evidence of voter fraud in last year’s August election, with nearly two dozen people’s signatures forged on requests for absentee ballots.
But prosecutors are dropping the case.
Why?… Continue reading
“Kobach is a ‘useful idiot’ for Russia”
Jennifer Rubin for WaPo:
And that in a nutshell is the problem: We have an administration that finds it more helpful to fan Russian propaganda than to speak simple truths about America’s democratic system and Russia’s corrupt thugocracy. Supporting Russian… Continue reading
Utah: “San Juan County election maps must be redrawn again, U.S. judge rules”
AP:
The boundaries of election districts in a southeastern Utah county are unconstitutional and violate the rights of American Indians who make up roughly half the county’s population, a federal judge has ruled for the second time.
San Juan County,… Continue reading
“Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Gerrymandering Case May Be Most Important Decision SCOTUS Face”
HuffPost:
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says a case dealing with how far political parties can go to draw election districts to their benefit might be the “most important” the court will hear next term.
Ginsburg made … Continue reading