[EL] more DeLay

[Rick Hasen]

    "Why Was Tom DeLay's Conviction Tossed? Corporate love set him
    free." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55388>

Posted on September 19, 2013 11:31 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55388>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

My new /Slate /jurisprudence Essay 
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/09/tom_delay_s_conviction_reversed_on_appeal.html> 
begins:

    Some liberals are no doubt disappointed to hear that a Texas
    appellate court today, on a 2-1 vote, reversed the conviction
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55380> of former U.S. House Majority
    Leader Tom DeLay. They shouldn't be. There were good reasons to
    think
    <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/04/john_edwards_should_not_be_prosecuted_for_campaign_finance_violations_.html>
    that DeLay's prosecution in Texas for violations of state campaign
    finance law, like the federal prosecutions of former presidential
    candidate John Edwards
    <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2012/04/john_edwards_should_not_be_prosecuted_for_campaign_finance_violations_.html>
    and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, involved politically
    motivated charges brought by overzealous prosecutors. Today's ruling
    is a window into the world of corporate access to elected officials,
    for sure. But it confirms that the big problem is not what's
    illegal, but what's legal. Check this out: The appeals court saved
    Tom DeLay's hide by concluding that corporations were giving money
    to get "face time" with him.

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    Reactions to DeLay Verdict <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55384>

Posted on September 19, 2013 9:42 am 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=55384>by Rick Hasen 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CCP 
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2013/09/19/appeals-court-acquits-tom-delay/>

Wyoming Liberty 
<http://wyliberty.org/feature/wyliberty-arguments-prevail-in-important-free-speech-case/>

Burnt Orange Report 
<http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14092/tom-delay-conviction-overturned-by-third-court-of-appeals-in-austin>

My own thoughts on this case will be coming soon.

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