[EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 6/9/11

[Steve Hoersting]

John Edwards: Buffer in 2008; Example for 2012?
Media protects 'the McCain-Feingold President'?

Here is another piece on the Edwards matter in National Review (Online).

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/269097/john-edwards-media-and-campaign-finance-stephen-m-hoersting

Steve


On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:11 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>  “Virginia ACLU suggests two majority-minority Congressional districts:
> Democratic Senators scramble to validate their own substandard plan”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18926>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18926> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> This post<http://northernvirginialawyer.blogspot.com/2011/06/virginia-aclu-suggests-two-majority.html>appears at the Northern Virginia Lawyer blog.
>
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>  “Citizens United’s Outrageous Offspring”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18923>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18923> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Another *NYT *editorial<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/opinion/09thu3.html?_r=1&ref=opinion>on
> *Danielczyk.*
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>  ““Cad.” “Creep.” Campaign Finance Lawbreaker?”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18920>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18920> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> CJR <http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/cad_creep_campaign_finance_law.php>on Edwards.
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>  DOJ Files Amicus Brief in Arizona Case Stating that State’s Proof of
> Citizenship Requirement for Voting is Preempted by the NVRA<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18915>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18915> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Read it here<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/doj-gonzalez.pdf>
> .
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>  “Why the Gift Tax May Save John Edwards: The New York Precedent”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18912>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18912> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Paul Caron blogs
> <http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2011/06/why-the-gift-tax.html>about
> a very interesting case.
>
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>  “The Edwards Prosecution — a Plausible Case”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18909>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18909> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Lanny Davis blogs<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lanny-davis/the-edwards-prosecution-a_b_873330.html>.
> Davis finds the prosecution plausible because he focuses on the statutory
> definition of “contribution.”  As I’ve explained<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18838>,
> looking at that statute and the regs, AOs, and enforcement matters, you get
> a more complex picture and a murkier case against Edwards.
>
> Today I did a podcast on Edwards for the Legal Talk Network<http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/>.
> When that podcast is released, I will link.
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>  Federal District Court Will Decide on California Top-Two Challenge
> without Oral Argument <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18906>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18906> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> See this order<http://gautamdutta.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/court-order-cancelling-msj-oral-argument-6-8-11.pdf>.
> More from the plaintiffs<http://businessandelectionlaw.com/2011/06/09/federal-judge-cancels-oral-argument/>
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>  “If scandal doesn’t get Weiner, New York legislators might”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18903>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18903> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> The Fix reports<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/if-scandal-doesnt-get-weiner-new-york-legislators-might/2011/06/08/AGtIGAMH_blog.html>
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>  “Sidebar Publishes Article on Farrakhan v. Gregoire”<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18899>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18899> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Via Concurring Opinions<http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2011/06/sidebar-publishes-article-on-farrakhan-v-gregoire.html>
> :
>
> *Columbia Law Review’s Sidebar *is pleased to announce the publication of
> “*Disregarding the Results: Examining the Ninth Circuit’s Heightened
> Section 2 ‘Intentional Discrimination’ Standard in *Farrakhan v. Gregoire”<http://www.columbialawreview.org/articles/disregarding-the-results-examining-the-ninth-circuit-s-heightened-section-2-intentional-discrimination-standard-in-farrakhan-v-gregoire>by Ryan P. Haygood of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
>
> In his article, Haygood discusses the implications of the Ninth Circuit’s
> opinion in *Farrakhan v. Gregoire*, a case challenging Washington State’s
> felon disfranchisement law under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
> Haygood argues that the “court’s ruling improperly applied an intent
> standard in disregard of section 2’s statutory language, legislative
> history, and longstanding precedent.”  This ruling is important because it
> “effectively foreclosed any realistic possibility of relief for plaintiffs
> bringing felon disfranchisement challenges” and “allowed the racism
> permeating Washington’s criminal justice system to continue to contaminate
> and fundamentally undermine the state’s democratic processes.”
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>  Adam Cox Moves to NYU; Bob Bauer to Teach NYU Election Law Course<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18894>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18894> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Two big <http://law.nyu.edu/news/COX_FACULTY> pieces of news<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/Robert-Bauer-NYU-Law-Announcement.pdf>from an election law powerhouse, which already features Rick
> Pildes<https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=20200>and Sam
> Issacharoff<https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=23845>,
> not to mention the Brennan Center (including Burt Neuborne<https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?section=bio&personID=20165>),
> and visitor David Schleicher<http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2011/06/visiting-professors-at-the-top-law-schools-2011-12.html>in the fall.
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>  “First-Ever Study Finds Majority of States’ Voting Systems Failing Young
> Americans” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18891>
> Posted on June 8, 2011 <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=18891> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> Rock the Vote has issued this press release
> <http://www.rockthevote.com/about/press-room/press-releases/voting-systems-failing-young-americans.html>about
> this important new resource<http://www.rockthevote.com/research/2011-voting-system-scorecard.html>
> .
>
> Looks like at least one version of a Democracy Index<http://www.law.yale.edu/faculty/democracyindex.htm>
> .
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