[EL] ELB News and Commentary 7/8/14

Mon Jul 7 19:52:22 PDT 2014

    "Sen. Robert Menendez seeks probe of alleged Cuban plot to smear
    him" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63082>

Posted on July 7, 2014 7:48 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63082>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fascinating WaPo report. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-robert-menendez-seeks-probe-of-alleged-cuban-plot-to-smear-him/2014/07/07/e9ba25a0-efe8-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    "Mistrust in North Carolina Over Plan to Reduce Precincts"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63080>

Posted on July 7, 2014 7:46 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63080>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NYT report 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/us/08northcarolina.html?ref=us> on 
how the end of voting rights preclearance after /Shelby County /has 
affected voting changes on the local level.

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Posted in Supreme Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>, Voting 
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    Ted Cruz Wants an Investigation of #MSSEN
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63078>

Posted on July 7, 2014 7:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63078>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Of course he does 
<https://twitter.com/ewerickson/status/486322378570727424>. Over the 
long weekend, I had a chance to read Jeff Toobin's fascinating profile 
<http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/06/30/140630fa_fact_toobin?currentPage=all>of 
Sen. Cruz.

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    "Chris McDaniel's lawyer says a new Mississippi election could be
    'automatic.' Is he right?" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63076>

Posted on July 7, 2014 7:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63076>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/07/07/chris-mcdaniels-lawyer-says-a-new-mississippi-election-could-be-automatic-is-he-right/>

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, recounts 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>

    "North Carolina's 'Monster' Voting Law Challenged in Federal Court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63074>

Posted on July 7, 2014 7:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63074>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ari Berman dispatch 
<http://www.thenation.com/blog/180559/north-carolinas-monster-voting-law-challenged-federal-court> 
from today's preliminary injunction hearing in North Carolina.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act 
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    "How has voting changed since Shelby County v. Holder?"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63072>

Posted on July 7, 2014 4:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63072>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Fix reports. 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/07/07/how-has-voting-changed-since-shelby-county-v-holder/>

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Posted in The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting 
Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>

    No, It's Not Okay to Publicly Say "STFU" to the Supreme Court if You
    are a Federal Judge <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63070>

Posted on July 7, 2014 3:20 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63070>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

I don't care what federal district court judge Richard Kopf says in 
private about Supreme Court rulings. I don't care whether I agree with 
him on the merits or not of the Supreme Court's /Hobby Lobby/ and 
/Wheaton College/ rulings. But I do care about this:

A judge who blogs should not say "STFU" 
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hobby-lobby-judge-supreme-court-stfu> 
to the Supreme Court. Here's the relevant portion 
<http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2014/07/05/remembering-alexander-bickels-passive-virtues-and-the-hobby-lobby-cases/> 
of his post on his blog:

    The Hobby Lobby cases illustrate why the Court ought to care more
    about Alexander Bickel's
    <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Bickel> "passive virtues
    <http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4962&context=fss_papers>"--that
    is, not deciding highly controversial cases (most of the time) if
    the Court can avoid the dispute.**** What would have happened if the
    Supreme Court simply decided not to take the Hobby Lobby cases?
      What harm would have befallen the nation? What harm would have
    befallen Hobby Lobby family members who would  have been free to
    express their religious beliefs as real persons? Had the Court sat
    on the sidelines, I don't think any significant harm would have
    occurred. The most likely result is that one or more of the
    political branches of government would have worked something out. Or
    not. In any event, out of well over 300 million people, who would
    have cared if the law in different Circuits was different or the
    ACA's contraception mandate was up in the air?

    Next term is the time for the Supreme Court to go quiescent--this
    term and several past terms have proven that the Court is now
    causing more harm (division) to our democracy than good by deciding
    hot button cases that the Court has the power to avoid. As the kids
    say, it is time for the Court to stfu
    <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stfu&defid=45945>.*****

Look: this is about respect for the rule of law. Lower court judges 
should not use profanities to criticize the Supreme Court. Even if you 
disagree vehemently with the Court (as I do quite often), respect for 
the institution requires some level of decorum. This is especially true 
for judges who sit in an inferior position to the Court. Just like a 
member of Congress should not yell out "You lie" to the President during 
the state of the union regardless of how much that member disagrees with 
the President, our social fabric depends upon expressing disagreement in 
a constructive and respectful way.

Judge Kopf has been totally out of line before. Back in March, he wrote 
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/richard-kopf-blog-post-attire>about 
the "ample chest" of a lawyer in his courtroom and that he's  "dirty old 
man."

Look, blogging is not for everyone, and I respectfully suggest that 
Judge Kopf either stop blogging or retire from the bench.  (If Judge 
Kopf is reading, this is much more polite than me telling you to STFU. I 
hope you can appreciate that.)

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Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

    "Frankenstein Inc. Brought to You By Hobby Lobby"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63068>

Posted on July 7, 2014 3:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63068>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs. 
<http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/211231-frankenstein-inc-brought-to-you-by-hobby-lobby>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>, Supreme 
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>

    "NJ campaign watchdog vacancy could impact DiVincenzo spending case"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63066>

Posted on July 7, 2014 3:05 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63066>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The /Star-Ledger /reports. 
<http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/campaign_watchdog_vacancy_could_impact_divincenzo_spending_case.html#incart_river>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    "Who doesn't care about politics? People who would otherwise vote
    for Democrats." <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63064>

Posted on July 7, 2014 3:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63064>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WaPo reports 
<http://washingtonpost.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c5adbd4783d227c40313eb002&id=a2c0c28186&e=131b1e424f>.

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    "This Kid Made an App That Exposes Sellout Politicians"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63062>

Posted on July 7, 2014 2:50 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63062>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Vice reports. 
<http://www.vice.com/read/greenhouse-app-hannah-ewens-nick-rubin-201>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    "North Carolina voting law changes fight in court"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63059>

Posted on July 7, 2014 2:47 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63059>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP report 
<http://hosted2.ap.org/RIPRJ/APUSnews/Article_2014-07-07-US--Voter%20Laws/id-ddd4a87e3139481d99ea70eb6e6101ec> 
on today's hearing on the request for a preliminary injunction as to 
parts of North Carolina's controversial election law.

For my broader look at some of the issues in North Carolina and related 
cases, see R 
<http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/01/race-or-party-how-courts-should-think-about-republican-efforts-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-in-north-carolina-and-elsewhere/>ace 
or Party? How Courts Should Think About Republican Efforts to Make it 
Harder to Vote in North Carolina and Elsewhere 
<http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/01/race-or-party-how-courts-should-think-about-republican-efforts-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-in-north-carolina-and-elsewhere/>, 
127 /Harvard Law Review Forum/ 58 (2014).

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
The Voting Wars <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>, Voting Rights Act 
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    "McDaniel's Lawyer: We've Found 'Thousands' Of Ineligible Voters"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63057>

Posted on July 7, 2014 2:35 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63057>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

TPM reports 
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-mcdaniel-mitch-tyner-thad-cochran-thousands-voters-runoff>.

I'm looking forward to seeing the actual evidence the campaign produces 
when it files its election challenges.

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, recounts 
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>

    "Money Is Raised; Now Lessig's Super PAC Must Win"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63055>

Posted on July 7, 2014 2:34 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63055>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

NYT's "The Upshot" reports. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/upshot/money-is-raised-now-lessigs-super-pac-must-win.html?_r=0>

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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>

    Federal Court Expresses Skepticism of True the Vote #MSSEN Case
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63053>

Posted on July 7, 2014 12:34 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63053>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here 
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/232932326/Judge-Michael-Mills-Show-Cause-Order-in-True-the-Vote-Vechorik-vs-Hosemann-and-MSGOP>is 
the district court's order. The judge raises issues related to venue, 
standing, and substantive relief under federal law. But this is not any 
final adjudication of the issues.

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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>

    "Rules of the game: New laws could make it tougher for some to vote"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63051>

Posted on July 7, 2014 11:53 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63051>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CNN reports 
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/04/politics/voter-laws/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter>.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
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    "Pérez seeks recount in California controller's race"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63049>

Posted on July 7, 2014 10:11 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=63049>by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Shades of Bush v. Gore as Perez seeks 
<http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/06/6537250/perez-seeks-recount-in-california.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California> 
to cherry-pick counties for a recount.

We wouldn't need this if California had an automatic recount law for 
such close races.

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Posted in election administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, 
recounts <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=50>

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UC Irvine School of Law
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