[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/1/12

[Justin Levitt]

    "Corporate Political Spending: Why the New Critics Are Wrong"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36385>

Posted on July 1, 2012 6:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36385> by 
Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

A new report 
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/06/30/corporate-political-spending-why-the-new-critics-are-wrong/> 
by the Manhattan Institute, challenging scholarship on the effect of 
corporate political spending --- not the impact on democratic 
participation, but on the corporate bottom line.

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    "Trump, Koch Brothers Among Megadonors Looking Down-Ticket"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36382>

Posted on July 1, 2012 6:02 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36382> by 
Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

So reports Politico 
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/78037.html>. If you've got a 
lot of money and you're looking to influence policy, it's just smart 
business to aim local.

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    [Maryland] "Congressional Map Opponents Turn in 36K Signatures"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36379>

Posted on July 1, 2012 5:54 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36379> by 
Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

The referendum campaign to overturn Maryland's congressional maps turns 
in 36,267 signatures 
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-congressional-map-opponents-turn-in-36k-signatures-20120701,0,4742394.story>.  
That's just 7,294 more than the requirement --- a pretty slender margin 
for any petition.  So now, the white knuckles turn  to verification of 
the signatures...

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    "Mexicans Head to Polls Amid Voter Fraud Claims"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36376>

Posted on July 1, 2012 5:37 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36376> by 
Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

The Voting Wars 
<http://www.amazon.com/The-Voting-Wars-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031> 
head South of the border 
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/07/01/mexico-vote.html>.  But 
since Mexicans all have to present photo ID to vote 
<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-22/mexico-national-voter-ID-cards/52779410/1>, 
why are there still allegations of fraud?

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    The Missing Link Between Obamacare and Redistricting...
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36374>

Posted on July 1, 2012 5:30 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=36374> by 
Justin Levitt <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=4>

 From the opinion pages of the Columbus Dispatch 
<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/07/01/politicians-dont-like-redistricting-commission-proposal.html>.

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Justin Levitt
Associate Professor of Law
Loyola Law School | Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, CA  90015
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