[EL] more news 10/15/12

Mon Oct 15 13:13:50 PDT 2012

    "Is the Supreme Court About To Swing Another Presidential Election?
    If the court cuts early voting in Ohio, it could be a difference
    maker in the Buckeye State." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41725>

Posted on October 15, 2012 1:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41725> 
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I have just written this new article 
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/10/if_the_supreme_court_cuts_early_voting_in_ohio_it_could_swing_the_state.html> 
for /Slate/.  It begins:

    The Supreme Court
    <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/ohio-voting-dispute-makes-its-way-to-the-supreme-court/2012/10/13/e197333c-1541-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html>
    will soon decide
    <http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/10/last-weekend-voting-urged/>
    whether to reverse a federal court ruling requiring the state of
    Ohio to let its counties decide whether to permit early voting
    during the weekend before Election Day. With the presidential race
    tight in Ohio
    <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/13/uk-usa-campaign-idUKBRE89C0KH20121013>,
    and the presidency potentially turning on the state's electoral
    votes, the court's decision could help determine who will win the
    White House. While the Obama campaign has a strong policy argument
    for the extension of early voting to include this final weekend, its
    constitutional claim is a major stretch.

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    "Citizens United & Foreign Money in U.S. Elections"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41722>

Posted on October 15, 2012 12:24 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41722> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Meredith McGehee vlogs 
<http://www.clcblog.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=480:citizens-united-a-foreign-money-in-us-elections>.

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    "Wall Street's Fund-Raising Push for Romney"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41719>

Posted on October 15, 2012 12:22 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41719> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT reports 
<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/wall-streets-fund-raising-push-for-romney/>.

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    "Romney Raises $170 Million to Finance Final Push"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41716>

Posted on October 15, 2012 12:08 pm 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41716> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT's "The Caucus" reports. 
<http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/romney-raises-170-million-to-finance-final-push/>

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    "Report: Jackson allegedly improperly used campaign money to
    decorate home" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41713>

Posted on October 15, 2012 11:08 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41713> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports 
<http://www.suntimes.com/15757909-761/report-jackson-allegedly-improperly-used-campaign-money-to-decorate-home.html>.

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    "Why the early vote looks good for Democrats"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41711>

Posted on October 15, 2012 11:07 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41711> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/10/15/why-the-early-vote-looks-good-for-democrats/>

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    "Law firms' revolving door turns faster as election draws near"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41708>

Posted on October 15, 2012 11:02 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41708> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/law-firms-revolving-door-turns-faster-as-election-draws-near/2012/10/14/266cec02-130a-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html?tid=sm_btn_twitter>

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    Supplemental Briefs Filed in Montana Campaign Contributions Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41705>

Posted on October 15, 2012 11:00 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41705> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Via this dedicated page 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/content/view.php?pk_id=0000000625> at the 
Ninth Circuit's website you can find these filings:

*Date* 	*Document Title*
10/11/12 	Appellants' Reply Brief 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/12/12-35809_Appellants_reply_brief.pdf> 

10/11/12 	Exhibits to Appellants' Reply Brief 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/12/12-35809_Exhibits_to_Appellants_reply_brief.pdf> 

10/11/12 	Appellees' Supplemental Brief in Opposition to Motion to Stay 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/11/12-35809_Appellees_Supl_Brief_Oppos_to_Motion_to_Stay.pdf> 

10/10/12 	District Court's Opinion and Order 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_district_court_opinion_order.pdf> 

10/09/12 	Temporary Stay of the District Court's October 3, 2012 order 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_temp_stay_order.pdf> 

10/04/12 	Appellants' Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal 
<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2012/10/10/12-35809_Aplnts_Emerg_Motion_for_Stay_Pending_Appeal.pdf> 

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    On the Agenda... <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41701>

Posted on October 15, 2012 10:33 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41701> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Tomorrow I'll be commenting on a paper about the Supreme Court and 
polarization at a conference on political polarization 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41494> at CSU Channel Islands.

On Wednesday at 12:15, I'll be talking about The Voting Wars 
<http://www.amazon.com/Voting-Wars-Florida-Election-Meltdown/dp/0300182031/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329286945&sr=1-2-catcorr>at 
UCLA 
<http://www.acslaw.org/events/2012-10-17/the-voting-wars-from-florida-2000-to-the-next-election-meltdown>.

On Thursday evening, Sam Popkin and I will be talking about the 
election, the campaign, campaign finance, and other things, as part of a 
Zocalo event in Bakersfield. 
<http://zocalopublicsquare.org/upcoming.php?event_id=550>

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    "Inside The Planning Of A James O'Keefe 'Sting'"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41697>

Posted on October 15, 2012 10:11 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41697> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I missed this Buzzfeed piece 
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/inside-the-planning-of-a-james-okeefe-sting> 
in late September.  Its subhead: "The conservative provocateur planned a 
sting of SEIU in 2010 --- based off information from a source of John 
Fund's, with Foster Friess as a potential investor. It didn't end up 
working out. (Updated below)"

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    "Outside Groups For Romney Coordinate TV Ad Buys"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41694>

Posted on October 15, 2012 10:09 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=41694> by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NPR 
<http://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162921986/superpacs-for-romney-coordinate-tv-ad-buys>: 
"Since April, more than 825,000 presidential campaign ads have been 
broadcast in the battleground states. Oddly, the dominant Republican 
voice on TV hasn't been that of nominee Mitt Romney. The big advertisers 
are four heavily funded SuperPacs and tax-exempt groups."

Must-listen.  Part II coming tonight.

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