[EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 7/11/11
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JBoppjr at aol.com
Mon Jul 11 09:24:35 PDT 2011
The Politico story be below says:
"Herman Cain, another anti-establishment long-shot for the GOP nomination
who’s had some fundraising success, has entrusted his campaign’s legal
affairs to a relatively obscure Madison, Wis.-based law _firm_
(http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49956.html) with ties to anti-regulation
champion Jim Bopp."
An explaination/correction here. I have a former associate who now works
with her father's Madison law firm that is helping Cain. Cain's general
counsel is also a former associate. But I have no relationship with the
campaign at all.
Because I am Chairman of the RNC Committee on Presidential Debates, I
have declined to represent or publicly endorse any Republican Presidential
candidate this election cycle. Jim
_“Judge a Campaign by Its Lawyer”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20231)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20231) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Politico _reports_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58604.html) .
In a message dated 7/11/2011 12:46:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
_“U.S. Appeals Court rules in favor of nonpartisan advocates”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20248)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20248) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
ENC Today _reports_
(http://www.enctoday.com/news/nonpartisan-75004-kfpress-court-voting.html) on the Kinston VRA case. More from _AP_
(http://www.enctoday.com/news/nonpartisan-75004-kfpress-court-voting.html) .
My earlier coverage of the D.C. Circuit opinion last week is _here_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20206) and _here_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20210) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20248&title=“
U.S.%20Appeals%20Court%20rules%20in%20favor%20of%20nonpartisan%20advocates”&description=)
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_“Redistricting commission cancels next round of draft maps”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20244)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20244) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The LA Times _reports_
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/07/redistricting-commission-draft-maps.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20244&title=“
Redistricting%20commission%20cancels%20next%20round%20of%20draft%20maps”&description=)
Posted in _citizen commissions_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=7) ,
_redistricting_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6) | Comments Off
_“Outside Groups Deflate Obama’s Bully Pulpit”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20242)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20242) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The Atlantic _asks_
(http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/outside-groups-deflate-obamas-bully-pulpit/241569/) : “With groups like
American Crossroads spending millions to control the national debate, what’s a
president to do?”
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20242&title=“Outside%20Groups%20Deflate%20Obama’s%20Bully%20Pulpit”
&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
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_“Redistricting Squeezes G.O.P. Class of 2010″_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20239)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20239) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The Chicago News Cooperative _reports_
(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/us/10cncwarren.html?ref=politics) (via NYT).
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20239&title=“Redistricting%20Squeezes%20G.O.P.%20Class%20of%202010″
&description=)
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_“‘Madness Abounds’ as Fake Candidates Confuse Wisconsin Recalls”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20237)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20237) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Bloomberg _reports_
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-11/-madness-abounds-as-fake-candidates-confuse-wisconsin-recalls.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20237&title=“‘Madness%20Abounds’
%20as%20Fake%20Candidates%20Confuse%20Wisconsin%20Recalls”&description=)
Posted in _recall elections_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=11) |
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_“Not-So-Representative Investors”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20234)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20234) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Do not miss John Schwartz’s _Essay_
(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/business/mutfund/congressional-portfolios-outpacing-the-market-essay.html) in
the New York Times. It begins:
SHOW me a new study about water on the moon, or why pregnant women don’t
tip over, and I’m happy as a pig in whatever it is that pigs like. I’m just
a big fan of science.
So I am thrilled by a recent learned paper that says quite a lot about
money and the people who make it.
The study, _“Abnormal Returns From the Common Stock Investments of Members
of the U.S. House of Representatives,”_
(http://www.bepress.com/bap/vol13/iss1/art4/) is a real eye-opener. Using the financial disclosures of
politicians, the research team built model portfolios and charted their
performance. They found that House members “earn statistically significant positive
abnormal returns,” outperforming the market by 6 percentage points.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20234&title=“Not-So-Representative%20Investors”&description=)
Posted in _conflict of interest laws_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20)
, _legislation and legislatures_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27) |
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_“Judge a Campaign by Its Lawyer”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20231)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20231) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Politico _reports_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58604.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20231&title=“Judge%20a%20Campaign%20by%20Its%20Lawyer”&description=)
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_“Publius and the Petition: Doe v. Reed and the History of Anonymous Speech
”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20226)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20226) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Chesa Boudin has written _this student note_
(http://yalelawjournal.org/the-yale-law-journal/content-pages/publius-and-the-petition:-doe-v.-reed-and-th
e--history-of-anonymous-speech/) for the Yale Law Journal. Here is the
abstract:
This Note argues that signatures on petitions intended for use in direct
democracy processes such as ballot initiatives should be subject to public
scrutiny and disclosure. They should not benefit from free speech
protections allowing for anonymity. Signatures used in these proceedings should not
be considered petitions or speech at all, but rather lawmaking. Through
historical, doctrinal, and prudential analysis, this Note distinguishes between
core First Amendment rights, which might include signatures on a general
petition with no legislative implications or minority associational rights,
and speech-like activity that forms part of the regulated lawmaking process.
I’m looking forward to reading this!
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Publius%20and%20the%20Petition:%20Doe%20v.%20Reed%20and%20the%20History%20of%20Anonymous%20Speech”&description=)
Posted in _petition signature gathering_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=39) | Comments Off
_“Bill on special elections is one victim of Nixon’s vetoes”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20223)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20223) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The Kansas City Star _reports_
(http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/08/3002948/bill-on-special-elections-is-one.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20223&title=“Bill%20on%20special%20elections%20is%20one%20victim%20of%20Nixon’
s%20vetoes”&description=)
Posted in _election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18)
| Comments Off
_“Website Demystifies Redistricting; One Loyola Law School educator’s
redistricting website offers a melting pot of useful information about the
practice for all Americans.”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20221)
Posted on _July 10, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20221) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Miller McCune _profiles_
(http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/website-demystifies-redistricting-33308/) Justin Levitt and his excellent _All About
Redistricting_ (http://redistricting.lls.edu/) website.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20221&title=“
Website%20Demystifies%20Redistricting;%20%20One%20Loyola%20Law%20School%20educator’
s%20redistricting%20website%20offers%20a%20melting%20pot%20of%20useful%20information%20about%20the%20practice%20for%20all%20Americans.”
&description=)
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_“EC probes poll noodle frying”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20219)
Posted on _July 8, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20219) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
I don’t think the vote buying charges _will stick_
(http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/246166/ec-probes-poll-noodle-frying) .
Enjoy your weekends.
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_“The top 10 battles between Members of Congress in 2012″_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20216)
Posted on _July 8, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20216) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The Fix _reports_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-top-10-battles-between-members-of-congress-in-2012/2011/07/08/gIQA2uyo3H_blog.ht
ml) .
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The%20top%2010%20battles%20between%20Members%20of%20Congress%20in%202012″&description=)
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_“Wisconsin Republican Backs Running Fake Candidates”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20214)
Posted on _July 8, 2011_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20214) by _Rick
Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Political Wire _reports_
(http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/07/08/wisconsin_republican_backs_running_fake_candidates.html) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=20214&title=“Wisconsin%20Republican%20Backs%20Running%20Fake%20Candidates”
&description=)
Posted in _recall elections_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=11) |
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