[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/31/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Wed Jul 31 08:16:22 PDT 2013
"The Next Filibuster Face-Off: Obama's Judicial Nominees"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53758>
Posted on July 31, 2013 7:48 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53758> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TPM reports
<http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/07/the-next-nuclear-test-obamas-judicial-nominees.php?ref=fpblg>.
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Posted in legislation and legislatures
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=68> | Comments Off
"E-mails Suggest Collusion Between FEC, IRS to Target Conservative
Groups" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53755>
Posted on July 31, 2013 7:44 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53755> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
This item
<http://nationalreview.com/corner/354801/e-mails-suggest-collusion-between-fec-irs-target-conservative-groups-eliana-johnson>
appears at NRO's "The Corner."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
"Next Citizens United? McCutcheon Supreme Court Case Targets
Campaign Contribution Limits" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53752>
Posted on July 31, 2013 7:41 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53752> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Paul Blumenthal reports
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/31/mccutcheon-supreme-court_n_3678555.html>for
HuffPo.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> |
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Bauer on the Contribution/Expenditure Distinction, and More on
Lessig/Gans <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53749>
Posted on July 31, 2013 7:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53749> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here.
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2013/07/contribution-expenditure-distinction/>
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"Sensenbrenner: Unbending commitment to voting rights"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53747>
Posted on July 31, 2013 7:38 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53747> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Representative writes a USA Today oped
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/07/31/voting-rights-supreme-court-sensenbrenner-column/2599525/>:
"While it is too early to say how to best restore the formula struck
down by the Court, any solution must be politically palatable and comply
with the Court's interpretation of the Constitution. It will require
extensive legal expertise and political input as this is not an easy
puzzle to solve."
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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
"Former Secretary of State Charlie White sues Carl Brizzi"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53744>
Posted on July 30, 2013 8:11 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53744> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
IndyStar
<http://www.indystar.com/article/20130730/NEWS/307300046/Former-Secretary-State-Charlie-White-sues-Carl-Brizzi?gcheck=1>:
"Former Secretary of State Charlie White has sued former Marion County
Prosecutor Carl Brizzi, alleging legal malpractice and other
professional malfeasance in the handling of a criminal case that
resulted in White being convicted of voter fraud, perjury and theft."
As i hear it Charlie White may have a decent case.
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Posted in SOS White <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=13> | Comments Off
"Miss. gov opposes renewal of election law clearance"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53741>
Posted on July 30, 2013 8:06 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53741> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports
<http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/mississippi/gov-opposes-return-to-fed-preclearance>.
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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15> | Comments Off
Instant Runoff Voting for Military Voters as Remedy for UOCAVA
Timing Problem? <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53736>
Posted on July 30, 2013 7:59 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53736> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Interesting orde
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/157068436/Judge-Thompson-Court-Order-1-2>r
from federal district court judge Myron Thompson in UOCAVA case from
Alabama (viaJ. Christian Adams
<http://electionlawcenter.com/2013/07/30/doj-settles-alabama-military-voting-case-ignore-congressional-45-day-minimum-.aspx>).
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Posted in alternative voting systems
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=63>, military voting
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=48> | Comments Off
Democratic Election Official and Republican Former Election
Commissioner Indicted for Election-Related Improprieties in NY
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53734>
Posted on July 30, 2013 7:55 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53734> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
News here
<http://news.cincinnati.com/article/BK/20130730/NEWS01/130730017/VIDEO-Knapp-Gamache-face-election-penal-charges-Read-indictment>.
Indictment here.
<http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/assets/pdf/BK209333730.PDF>
[corrected]
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Posted in chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12>, election
administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments Off
"McConnell Asks to Participate in Argument On Campaign Money Case in
Supreme Court" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53731>
Posted on July 30, 2013 6:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53731> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=35219685&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0e0e5v7a4&split=0>:
"Lawyers for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) are asking
the Supreme Court <http://op.bna.com/der.nsf/r?Open=sbay-9a4sds>for time
to present McConnell's views during the court's upcoming oral argument
in the campaign finance case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission,
scheduled for Oct. 8."
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Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29> | Comments Off
"Holder's Texas-Sized Gambit after Voting Act Loss"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53728>
Posted on July 30, 2013 3:22 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53728> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I have written this oped
<http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202613130666&thepage=1> for
the /National Law Journal. /It begins:
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 25 that it would
seek renewed federal oversight of some jurisdictions previously
subject to DOJ "preclearance" because of their history of racial
discrimination in voting.
The DOJ's move, which will begin with Texas, is made under the
Voting Rights Act's little-used "bail in" provision---and it is
risky, both politically and legally. But given the few alternatives
to protect minority voters, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
probably figures the risks are worth taking.
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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting
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"GOP: IRS targeted conservatives more than liberals"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53725>
Posted on July 30, 2013 3:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53725> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP
<http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/political/gop-irs-targeted-conservatives-more-than-liberals/nY8Kj/>:
"Conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status were more closely
scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service than their progressive
counterparts, according toa report
<http://waysandmeans.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=344485>Tuesday
by House Republican investigators."
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, tax law
and election law <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=22> | Comments Off
My Fall Election Law Syllabus <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53721>
Posted on July 30, 2013 11:18 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53721>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I'm teaching the course as a hybrid seminar/exam course for the first
time. In case it is useful, here is my draft syllabus.
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/SYLLABUS.13-electlaw.pdf>
I'll be posting my undergraduate campaign finance syllabus some time in
August.
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Posted in pedagogy <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=23> | Comments Off
"Former Indiana Superintendent, Lauded by ALEC and Education
Privatizers, Cheats on School Grading Formula for Top Donor"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53718>
Posted on July 30, 2013 11:11 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53718>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Brendan Fischer blogs
<http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/07/12198/former-indiana-superintendent-lauded-alec-and-education-privatizers-cheats-school>.
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chicanery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=12> | Comments Off
A Word About the San Diego Mayoral Recall and this Blog
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53715>
Posted on July 30, 2013 11:04 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53715>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Ordinarily I'd be chomping at the bit to comment on the San Diego
mayoral recall campaign. There are some meaty legal (and political) issues.
However, given that I testified just last month before the City of San
Diego on their campaign finance laws, and consulted with the City
recently on those laws, I don't think it is appropriate for me to weigh
in on the blog or to the media with legal opinions on these issues.
I'll still link to stories on the recall, but I plan on refraining from
my own commentary on the recall.
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"The framers on campaign finance law --- via Tumblr"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53712>
Posted on July 30, 2013 9:31 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53712> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Elizabeth Wydra writes
<http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/07/29/the-framers-on-campaign-finance-law-via-tumblr/>
for Reuters.
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Kind Words from Jonathan Bernstein About ELB
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53710>
Posted on July 30, 2013 9:29 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=53710> by
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Thanks!
<http://plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com/2013/07/read-stuff-you-should_30.html>
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UC Irvine School of Law
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