[EL] more news (but no SCOTUS ruling yet on NC)
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Tue Oct 7 13:32:04 PDT 2014
Read Wisconsin's #SCOTUS Argument to Use Its New Voter ID Law This
Election <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66460>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 12:58 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66460>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://images.politico.com/global/2014/10/07/14a352_response.pdf> (via
Josh Gerstein). The brief is pretty much in line with what Wisconsin
filed in the 7th Circuit (although of course now it has the benefit of
theEasterbrook opinion <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66413>on the
merits). It continues to lead with itschutzpah-filled
argument<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=65804>that it would cause voter
confusion to undo the confusion caused by the 7th Circuit's surprise order.
It is funny watching Wisconsin try to argue there's no conflict over the
meaning of section 2 of the Voting Rights Act given the 4th Circuit
North Carolina case also pending this very moment before the Court
reaching a totally different view of the meaning of section 2.
The one new point which I think does point in Wisconsin's favor is the
timing of the objections to the order. Opponents of WI voter id law
waited days before going to the 7th Circuit en banc (when they could
have gone straight to SCOTUS) and days more before bringing the case to
SCOTUS.
I still think given the Purcell issue the challengers arefairly likely
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66198>to get a stay in this case, but I'm
not at all certain of that.
Stay tuned.
[This post has been updated.]
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Only 128 New Voters, Not Over 3,200, Registered in Ferguson, MO
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66458>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 12:46 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66458>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Can't wait
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/ferguson-missouri-voter-registration-drive-didnt-happen>to
hear how the elections board made this error.
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Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Va. Congressional Redistricting Map
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66456>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 12:24 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66456>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
In a 2-1 vote, a three judge federal courthas
rejected<http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Virginia-Gerrymandering.pdf>part
of Virginia's congressional redistricting as unconstitutional. The
majority ruled that the redistricting involving a majority-minority
district violated the equal protection clause as an unconstitutional
racial gerrymander (a /Shaw v. Reno/type claim) because race was the
predominant factor in redistricting. The state had defended its packing
of minority voters into fewer districts to comply with Section 5 of the
Voting Rights Act but the majority did not buy it. From the majority
opinion:
For the reasons that follow, we find that Plaintiffs have shown race
predominated. We find that the Third Congressional District cannot
survive review under the exacting standard of strict scrutiny. While
compliance with Section 5 was a compelling interest when the
legislature acted, the redistricting plan was not narrowly tailored
to further that interest. Accordingly, we are compelled to hold that
the challenged Third Congressional District violates the
Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The dissenting judge believed that political considerations, not race,
predominated in the redistricting.
What happens next? AsThink Progress notes
<http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/10/07/3577120/breaking-federal-court-declares-virginias-congressional-maps-unconstitutional/>,
any new redistricting will have to be signed by the new Democratic governor.
If Virginia does appeal to the Supreme Court, I expect the case will be
held for theAlabama redistricting cases
<http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/alabama-democratic-conference-v-alabama/?wpmp_switcher=desktop>,
which raise virtually the same issue. (I will be covering this case for
SCOTUSBlog.)
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Bauer, Ginsberg, Gold, Lenhard, and Smith Pen Letter To FEC on
Rulemakings <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66454>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 12:13 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66454>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here.
<http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2014/10/07/letter-to-fec-commissioners-on-rulemakings/>
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"FEC Shouldn't Allow Any More Loopholes in How the Party Nominating
Conventions Are Financed" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66452>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 10:25 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66452>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Public Citizen press release
<http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/pressroomredirect.cfm?ID=4307>.
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"Can Judicial Candidates Solicit Money?"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66450>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 10:22 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66450>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Andrew Cohen
<http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/can-judicial-candidates-solicit-money>on
Williams-Yulee.
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New Rock the Vote Video: Turn Out for What?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66448>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 10:11 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66448>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The Daily
Beast<http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/07/lil-jon-on-midterms-turn-out-for-what.html>onthis
amusing new video
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rijpU5yD55I#action=share>. (The
cultural references are more likely to resonate if you are under 30.)
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"Courts Weigh in on Either Side of Voting Restrictions"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66446>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 10:01 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66446>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Important Trip Gabriel piece
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/us/politics/midterm-elections-voting-laws-court.html?smid=tw-share>for
the NYT on the latest flareup of the voting wars.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
"Court upholds Wisconsin voter ID law as SCOTUS mulls case"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66444>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 9:14 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66444>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Zack Roth reports
<http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/court-upholds-wisconsin-voter-id-law-scotus-mulls-case>for
MSNBC.
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"A Campaign's Dollar Power is More Valuable to a Challenger"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66442>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 8:59 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66442>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Read Lynn Vavreck
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/upshot/a-campaign-dollars-power-is-more-valuable-to-a-challenger.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1>at
The Upshot.
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Stephen Colbert Does It Again---Bringing Key Arcane But Crucial
Issue to Public's Attention <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66439>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 8:37 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66439>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
He interviewed<http://t.co/OEsNUTNI43>Allison Orr Larsen for her
outstanding work on the Supreme Court's indefensible reliance on facts
from amicus briefs. (Highlighting her article, /The Trouble with Amicus
Facts <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2409071>/,
Virginia Law Review).
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CPA Responds to Primo WSJ Oped on Corporate Disclosure
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66437>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 8:19 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66437>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/lack-of-privacy-limits-legitimate-conservative-activity-letters-in-the-wall-street-journal-1412617360>.
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Ah, Wisconsin Politics <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66435>
Posted onOctober 7, 2014 8:00 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=66435>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The following two items just arrived in my email inbox at the same time.
Stuart Taylor, Whistleblower mulling libel suit against Milwaukee
newspaper over 'death threat' claim
<http://legalnewsline.com/news/252276-whistleblower-mulling-libel-suit-against-milwaukee-newspaper-over-death-threat-claim> ("The
whistleblower who has accused Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm
of privately expressing "hyperpartisan" political and personal bias
against Gov. Scott Walker is now considering a libel suit against
Wisconsin's largest circulation newspaper.")
Brendan Fischer,WI Attorney General's Latest Attack on Transparency
Reeks of Partisanship
<http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/10/12619/wi-attorney-generals-latest-attack-transparency-reeks-partisanship>("Wisconsin
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's refusal to defend the Government
Accountability Board in a federal lawsuit challenging the investigation
into Governor Scott Walker and his allies is a reversal of his
office's earlier position, could have grave implications for openness in
the state, and undermines the GAB's role in enforcing the state's
campaign finance laws. It isn't the first time that Van Hollen has put
politics above government transparency.").
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