Gerry Hebert’s latest success, and I believe the first outside of Virginia (besides the MUD in NAMUDNO).
UPDATE: DOJ has posted this press release, which shows approval of bailout for Sandy Springs, Ga. as well.
SECOND UPDATE: More… Continue reading
You can read the Court’s order here. Among other things, the DOJ wanted to determine whether Shelby County is eligible for bailout. But Shelby County does not want bailout. So the case is moving directly to summary judgment on… Continue reading
Franita Tolson has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Utah Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Partisan gerrymandering has been criticized as stifling political accountability and voter participation, and as anti-competitive and harmful to democracy. This article offers a dissenting… Continue reading
The NY Times also reports that Schumer-van Hollen would, with some exceptions, “ban political expenditures by government contractors, companies that received bailout money from the government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and companies that have more than 20 percent… Continue reading
Christopher Seaman has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, St. Louis U. L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
In Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder (“NAMUDNO”), 129 S. Ct. 2504 (2009), the Supreme Court declined to decide… Continue reading
From today’s NY Times:
The group, the Committee for Truth in Politics, has spent an estimated $5 million on advertising against the proposals, according to the Campaign Media Analysis Group, which monitors political advertising. The ads portray the financial… Continue reading
Roll Call: “A new definition of ‘coordination,’ a prohibition of election spending by government contractors and recipients of bailout funds, a tightening of the provision in existing law concerning contributions and expenditures by foreign corporations.”