Election Law Journal 9:3 Now Available; Preview of ELJ 9:4

You can find the Table of Contents for ELJ 9:3 at this link and reprinted below. Look for ELJ 9:4 in October, featuring the Lowenstein festschrift issue, with articles by Bruce Cain; Richard Briffault; Craig Burnett, Beth Garrett and Mat McCubbins; Josh Fougere, Steve Ansolabehere, and Nate Persily; Bernie Grofman; Gary Jacobson; John Matsusaka and Rick Hasen; and Dan Tokaji. The issue also features an article by Greg Taylor on a recent German touch screen voting decision, and book reviews by Matthew Baxter and Pradeep Chhibber, and Bob Mutch.

ELJ 9:3

EDITORIAL

The Party Line

Daniel H. Lowenstein and Richard L. Hasen

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Michigan Auto Dealers Prosecution: Exploring the Department of Justice's Mid-Century Posture toward Campaign Finance Violations

Allison R. Hayward

FOURTH ANNUAL BOOK REVIEW ISSUE

BOOK REVIEWS

Should Election Campaigns Be Deliberative?

Joseph Bessette reviewing James A. Gardner, What Are Campaigns For? The Role of Persuasion in Electoral Law and Politics

Thernstrom v. Voting Rights Act: Round Two

Richard L. Engstrom reviewing Abigail Thernstrom, Voting Rights--and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections

Direct Democracy, Courts, and Majority

Michael D. Gilbert reviewing Kenneth P. Miller, Direct Democracy and the Courts

Independence, Accountability, and the Case for State Judicial Elections

Michael E. Solimine reviewing Chris W. Bonneau and Melinda Gann Hall, In Defense of Judicial Elections
Where Are We with Party Strengthening?

Richard M. Valelly reviewing Daniel J. Galvin, Presidential Party Building: Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush; David Karol, Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management; and Matthew Levendusky, The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans

District Size Matters: The Representational Costs of Too Many Constituents

Amber Wichowsky reviewing Brian Frederick, Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives

RECENT CASES AND MATERIALS

Summary

Republican National Committee v. Federal Election Commission, ___ F.Supp.2d ___ 237 (D.D.C. 2010) (three-judge court)

Summary

SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. 2010) (en banc)

Posted by Rick Hasen at September 12, 2010 06:19 PM