Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN

October 3, 2014, 7:46 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

(my bimonthly listing) Here: RECENT TOP PAPERS for all papers first announced in the last 60 days 4 Aug 2014 through 3 Oct 2014 Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 117 The Price of Corruption Usha Rodrigues University of Georgia… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Redistricting Case and Florida Case on Judicial Campaign Speech: Analysis

October 2, 2014, 6:36 amcampaigns, citizen commissions, judicial elections, redistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

The number of election laws the Supreme Court has heard with a full argument has dropped off in recent years, I believe in part because voting rights advocates have tried to stay out of the Supreme Court. (See my ELJ… Continue reading

“Campaign Finance, Federalism, and the Case of the Long-Armed Donor”

September 28, 2014, 8:27 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Todd Pettys has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Law Review Dialogue). Here is the abstract: In its ruling last Term in McCutcheon v. FEC, the Court struck down federal campaign-finance laws that limited the aggregate amount… Continue reading

“McCutcheon v. FEC and the Supreme Court’s Return to Buckley”

September 18, 2014, 7:01 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Allen Dickerson has written this article for the Cato Supreme Court Review.

“Cato hosts panel on First Amendment: Strossen discusses McCutcheon & history of ACLU stance”

September 17, 2014, 11:55 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Concurring Opinions.

“The CEO and the Hydraulics of Campaign Finance Deregulation”

September 17, 2014, 8:49 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Sarah Haan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review). Here is the abstract. This Essay assesses what the Supreme Court’s evolving campaign finance jurisprudence could mean for business executives, who continue to be among the most… Continue reading

Danziger Cartoon Channels Anatole France in Describing CJ Roberts’ McCutcheon Opinion

September 13, 2014, 2:49 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

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Election Law Panels at William & Mary Supreme Court Preview, September 20, 2014

September 9, 2014, 7:28 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Via email: On Saturday, September 20 the Institute of Bill of Rights Law at William & Mary Law School will hold its 27th annual Supreme Court Preview. The event features a lunchtime breakout panel “The Court and Election Law”… Continue reading

Judge Randa Issues Order Immediately Barring Wisconsin from Enforcing Limits on PAC Contributions to State Candidates

September 8, 2014, 2:23 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP reports. Judge Randa is the same judge who issued the controversial orders in the John Doe Wisconsin campaign finance case, involving campaign financing surrounding the Wisconsin recalls. Parts of his order were promptly put on hold by the 7th… Continue reading

New Letter from Former ACLU Leaders Supports Campaign Spending Limits

September 5, 2014, 7:49 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the letter: We believe that the Supreme Court’s campaign finance decisions from Buckley to Citizens United to McCutcheon are based on three fallacies. First, the Court wrongly equates spending unlimited sums of money with pure speech. We agree… Continue reading

“Without Limits, Will Campaign Contributions Dominate Politics?”

September 4, 2014, 2:35 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

To the Point: There’s just nine weeks left before the mid-term elections—and there’s more money than ever for Senate and House campaigns. In April, Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon gave his name to a US Supreme Court decision to eliminate legal… Continue reading

“Wealthy political donors seize on new latitude to give to unlimited candidates”

September 2, 2014, 7:10 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

WaPo: “Sabin and other wealthy political contributors have more access than ever to candidates since the ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. More than 300 donors have seized the opportunity, writing checks at such a furious pace that… Continue reading

“Sunshine’s Shadow: Overbroad Open Meetings Laws as Content-Based, Distinct from Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws, and Constitutionally Suspect”

September 2, 2014, 7:04 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Steven Mulroy has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this Article, Professor Mulroy discusses “strict” open meetings laws applicable in many states to local legislators — laws which restrict substantive discussion of government business even among… Continue reading

“The Uncertain Future of the Corporate Contribution Ban”

September 2, 2014, 7:02 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Richard Briffault has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Valparaiso University Law Review). Here is the abstract: Concern about the role of corporate money has been a longstanding theme in American politics. The first permanent federal campaign finance law –… Continue reading