Monthly Archives: March 2018

“Provisions attached to budget bills could reshape campaign finance laws”

March 1, 2018, 10:10 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

WaPo: A handful of provisions tucked into a pair of must-pass bills under consideration in Congress this month could reshape the financing of political campaigns and give further cover to donors who want to keep their contributions private. One measure… Continue reading

“Dark money group America First Policies is running a pro-Trump polling operation. Here is an inside look at its secretive work”

March 1, 2018, 10:03 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CNBC: America First Policies, a nonprofit group with close ties to President Donald Trump, has hired Trump’s pollsters to conduct a wide range of political polling and research that experts say resembles the kind of expensive work the Republican… Continue reading

“Turning Words into Action”

March 1, 2018, 10:01 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Bruce Freed & Karl Sandstrom: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s recent annual letter to corporate leaders (discussed on the Forum here) correctly urges companies to contribute to society. At a time when the private sector is being pressed to address… Continue reading

“Meet The ‘Experts’ Kobach Is Using To Defend His Voter Fraud Claims In Court”

March 1, 2018, 1:11 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“How the Minnesota SCOTUS case could affect what Californians wear to the polls”

March 1, 2018, 12:56 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I spoke with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s Airtalk. Listen.

Good Example for Minnesota Political Apparel Case at SCOTUS: 2008 Dispute over Whether Toilet “Plungers Represent Support for a Political Candidate”

March 1, 2018, 12:37 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

One of the issues which came out at the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v,. Mansky is whether election officials can make a good faith effort to determine whether something is political and needs to be excluded from the… Continue reading

New Paper of Mine forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science: “Polarization and the Judiciary”

March 1, 2018, 7:49 amjudicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this draft paper for the Annual Review of Political Science (forthcoming 2019). Here is the abstract: The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and… Continue reading

“Maine secretary of state talks of ‘strange journey’ on Trump’s voter-fraud panel”

March 1, 2018, 7:34 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

SOS Dunlap says he’s no hero.

Roundup of Stories on Yesterday’s Oral Argument at SCOTUS in the Minnesota Political Apparel Case

March 1, 2018, 7:26 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Howard has it. Earlier I posted my thoughts.

“New Rule Bars Political Activity, Campaign Contributions by Federal Judiciary Employees”

March 1, 2018, 7:17 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Tony Mauro: Starting on March 1, more than 1,000 employees of the federal judiciary will be subject to a policy that prohibits them from partisan political activity, including campaign contributions. Judges and court employees have lived under similar rules for… Continue reading

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