Monthly Archives: March 2018

“10th Circuit Court rules against Utah Republican Party’s attempt to overturn signature-gathering election law”

March 21, 2018, 7:54 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Salt Lake Tribune: The Utah Republican Party lost a big legal battle Tuesday in its attempt to overturn a 2014 Utah election law that allows candidates to qualify for the ballot through the caucus-convention system and/or by collecting signatures. A… Continue reading

“FEC Wrong to Drop Nondisclosure Case, Judge Rules”

March 21, 2018, 7:51 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: The Federal Election Commission should have pursued enforcement action against the American Action Network, a conservative nonprofit, for failing to disclose funding sources for millions of dollars in television ads supporting Republican congressional candidates, a federal judge ruled… Continue reading

Sixth Circuit Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Ohio’s Single Subject Rule for Initiatives

March 21, 2018, 7:47 amdirect democracyRick Hasen

Opinion.

“Shouldn’t It Be Up to the Voters?”

March 20, 2018, 3:01 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Jerry Goldfeder: In short, the central question is whether voters should retain the choice of voting for a candidate with a checkered past, or even a “carpetbagger.” One of our nation’s illustrious founders, John Adams, when composing the Massachusetts constitution… Continue reading

“Landmark Supreme Court case could make gerrymandering worse”

March 20, 2018, 2:59 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Ian Millhiser for Think Progress on the Benisek case.

“Philadelphia-Area Political Consultant Charged in Superseding Indictment With Obstructing Investigation of Federal Election Commission”

March 20, 2018, 2:54 pmcampaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

DOJ Release: A federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a superseding indictment today adding charges in a pending criminal case against a Philadelphia-area political consultant, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the… Continue reading

“Pa. Republican state legislator moves to impeach four state Supreme Court justice”

March 20, 2018, 2:53 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

Philly Inquirer: One day after federal courts declined to block the new congressional map from taking effect, a Republican state representative introduced resolutions to impeach the four Democrats on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court who ruled to impose the map in time… Continue reading

Out Today: My New Book on Justice Scalia’s Legacy; Later Today: Adam Winkler and I Discuss (Livestream Available) the Supreme Court’s Past, Present, and Future

March 20, 2018, 7:27 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

My new book, The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption is out today from Yale University Press. You can order the book at Amazon here ( Kindle version, Audiobook from Audible). Tonight I’ll be… Continue reading

ACLU Wins Voting Rights Act Section 2 Suit in Sumter County, Georgia

March 20, 2018, 7:16 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release: A federal court in Albany agreed with the ACLU Voting Rights Project, the Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, and the ACLU of Georgia, that the Sumter County Board of Elections and Registration’s current school board district lines are… Continue reading

“FEC Unlikely To Launch NRA-Russia Probe”

March 20, 2018, 7:13 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

TPM: News broke late last week that the Federal Election Commission had opened a preliminary inquiry into whether Russians illegally channeled money to the National Rifle Association to support Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. But the FEC’s move, which came… Continue reading

“Kansas voting trial over. One more court day, a contempt hearing, ahead for Kobach”

March 19, 2018, 9:16 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Bryan Lowry for the KC Star: A federal judge will decide whether thousands can vote in Kansas this fall after the conclusion of a two-week trial that saw a leading candidate for governor scolded and scrutinized. Kansas Secretary of State… Continue reading

Roundup of Stories on SCOTUS and Three-Judge Court PA Gerrymandering Decisions

March 19, 2018, 8:43 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Howard’s got it.

Foley: Constitutional Preservation, the Marbury Duty & Congressional Gerrymanders

March 19, 2018, 8:17 pmredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The following is the second in a series of guest posts on Benisek v. Lamone by Ohio State’s Ned Foley. Edward B. Foley This blog essay is the second in a series derived from a contribution to a University… Continue reading