[EL] ELB News & Commentary 6/28/16

[Daniel Tokaji]

 Did the Trump Campaign Violate Federal Law by Soliciting Scottish MPs?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83909>
Posted on June 28, 2016 8:07 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83909> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

The Scotsman
<http://www.scotsman.com/news/natalie-mcgarry-publicly-rebuffs-donald-trump-fundraising-plea-1-4164192>
reports that Trump “emailed Scottish MPs from all parties last week urging
them to ‘make America great again’ by donating to his campaign,” getting a firm
no
<https://twitter.com/NatalieMcgarry/status/747559880723161090/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>
from
at least one.  Federal law prohibits
<http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30121&num=0&edition=prelim>
foreign nationals from making contributions, as well as the solicitation,
acceptance, or receipt of contributions from foreign nationals.  This could
be a problem, if the Trump campaign knew or had reason to know it was
soliciting foreign nationals.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Coverage of NC Gerrymandering Case <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83907>
Posted on June 28, 2016 7:51 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83907> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

On yesterday’s noting of probable jurisdiction
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83858> in *McCrory v. Harris*:

Charlotte Observer
<http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article86283832.html>

The Hill
<http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/284990-supreme-court-to-consider-nc-gerrymandering-case>

Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/north-carolina-redistricting-supreme-court-224830>

Roll Call <http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/24051-2>

U.S. News
<http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-06-27/supreme-court-to-review-ncs-use-of-race-in-redistricting>


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Posted in redistricting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6>
“Trump’s Secret Data Reversal” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83905>
Posted on June 28, 2016 7:35 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83905> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-tech-data-fundraising-224865>:
“Donald Trump has dismissed political data operations as ‘overrated,’
<http://elections.ap.org/content/ap-interview-trump-says-big-rallies-his-key-campaign-weapon>
but his campaign is now bolstering its online fundraising and digital
outreach by turning to GOP tech specialists who previously tried to stop
him from winning the party’s nomination.”
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Posted in campaigns <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
McDonnell Analysis and Commentary Roundup
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83901>
Posted on June 28, 2016 7:19 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83901> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Bob Bauer in WaPo
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/supreme-court-again-supports-ingratiation-and-access-in-politics/2016/06/27/5fc6df7e-3ca2-11e6-84e8-1580c7db5275_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-d%3Ahomepage%2Fstory>
and MSMHL
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2016/06/concerns-mcdonnell-case-hurdle-public-corruption-prosecutions/>

Chris Cillizza
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/27/the-bob-mcdonnell-scotus-ruling-proves-that-its-almost-impossible-to-convict-politicians-of-corruption/>
in WaPo

Amy Davidson
<http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/the-supreme-courts-bribery-blessing-mcdonnell-decision>
in New Yorker

David Debold
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/06/symposium-an-important-victory-for-representative-democracy/>
and Hampton Dellinger
<http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/06/symposium-upending-the-long-settled-law-of-politics/>
on SCOTUSblog

Democracy 21
<http://www.democracy21.org/inside-the-courts/press-releases-inside-the-courts/democracy-21-attacks-supreme-courts-mcdonnell-decision-which-legalizes-sale-of-certain-actions-by-public-officials-for-personal-gain/>

Demos
<http://www.demos.org/press-release/supreme-court-decision-step-back-campaign-finance-reform>

Noah Feldman
<http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-27/influence-peddling-gets-first-amendment-protection>
on Bloomberg View

William Gray
<https://www.issueone.org/supreme-court-overturns-former-virginia-governor-mcdonnells-corruption-conviction/>
at Issue One

Alan Greenblatt
<http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-mcdonnell-scotus-corruption-virginia-ethics.html?utm_content=buffer78e0c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer>
in Governing

Tim Lynch
<http://www.cato.org/blog/mcdonnell-ruling-victory-constitutional-due-process>
at Cato Liberty

Ellen
<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2016/06/governor-mcdonnells-conviction-vacated-and-remanded-analysis.html>
Podgor
<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2016/06/should-governor-mcdonnells-case-be-retried.html>
on White Collar Crime Prof Blog

Josh Gerstein
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/mcdonnell-ruling-seen-blessing-pay-to-play-224855>
at
Politico
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Posted in bribery <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=54>
Breaking: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Delaware Campaign Disclosure Case, as Justice
Thomas Dissents <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83898>
Posted on June 28, 2016 6:49 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83898> by *Rick
Hasen* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Supreme Court refused today
<http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/062816zr_29m1.pdf> to hear
another challenge to a campaign finance disclosure law in the Delaware
Strong Families case. Justice Alito would have heard the case. Justice
Thomas issued a dissent from the cert denial, arguing the Court should take
the case to hold that the government interest in providing information to
voters can never justify a campaign finance law.

This is cert denial shows that campaign finance disclosure laws remain on
strong constitutional footing. The holes in our disclosure laws are the
fault of Congress, the FEC, and the IRS.

This is good news for supporters of strong disclosure, though the Delaware
law was quite strict.
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Obama Raising Money for Feingold <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83883>
Posted on June 27, 2016 7:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83883> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

HuffPost reports
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-russ-feingold_us_57707c1de4b0f1683239e9de?h9ue2dge5unnx9a4i>
on Obama’s
email, in one of the Dems’ best prospects for picking up a Senate seat this
year.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Rep. Judy Chu on VRA Fix <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83896>
Posted on June 27, 2016 6:58 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83896> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

NBC Op-Ed
<http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/op-ed-right-vote-needs-be-defended-after-shelby-county-n599641>,
in what appears to be a concerted effort
<http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/three-years-after-scotus-case-weakened-voting-rights-act-leaders-n599551>
to mobilize APA support for the VRAA.
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Posted in Voting Rights Act <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=15>
“Speech Equality’s Crushing Weight” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83894>
Posted on June 27, 2016 5:37 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83894> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Derek Muller replies
<http://www.libertylawsite.org/liberty-forum/speech-equalitys-crushing-weight-derek-mullers-reply/>
to Hasen, McGinnis, and Sample in Liberty Law Forum.
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Posted in campaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>
Native American Voters Seek Injunction Against N.D. ID Law
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83892>
Posted on June 27, 2016 5:33 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83892> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Press release from Native American Rights Fund and link to PI motion here
<http://www.narf.org/2016/06/native-american-voters-seek-fail-safe-voting-mechanisms-put-back-place/>
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Posted in voter id <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
“Re-Enfranchising People with Prior Convictions”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83890>
Posted on June 27, 2016 5:28 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83890> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Goldfeder and Perez offer their view
<http://www.stroock.com/siteFiles/Publications/prepdfnylj62216.pdf> in NYLJ.
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Posted in felon voting <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=66>
RNC Delegate Sues to Avoid Having to Vote for Trump
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83888>
Posted on June 27, 2016 8:39 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83888> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

CNN
<http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/politics/rnc-delegate-lawsuit-donald-trump/>:
“Carroll
Correll is suing Virginia election officials in federal court, arguing that
his right to free speech is infringed upon by legal requirements that he
cast his ballot for Trump. His suit comes as efforts to unbind delegates
and subvert Trump at the convention intensify, though remain very unlikely
to succeed.”  Jonathan Adler offers these thoughts
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/06/25/are-trump-delegates-bound-to-support-trump-at-the-convention/>
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Posted in political parties <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>
News Coverage of McDonnell <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83885>
Posted on June 27, 2016 8:22 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83885> by *Dan
Tokaji* <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=5>

Bloomberg
<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-27/ex-governor-wins-at-u-s-supreme-court-on-corruption-conviction>

Buzzfeed
<https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/supreme-court-vacates-former-virginia-governor-mcdonnells-co?utm_term=.qjQWa6NrX#.wqjZz1l2M>

CNN <http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/27/politics/bob-mcdonnell-supreme-court/>

NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/us/politics/supreme-court-bob-mcdonnell-virginia.html?_r=0>

Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/supreme-court-overturns-bob-mcdonnells-corruption-convictions-224833>

Slate
<http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/06/27/supreme_court_overturns_bob_mcdonnell_corruption_conviction.html>

WaPo
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-unanimously-in-favor-of-former-va-robert-f-mcdonnell-in-corruption-case/2016/06/27/38526a94-3c75-11e6-a66f-aa6c1883b6b1_story.html>

WSJ
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-throws-out-corruption-conviction-of-ex-virginia-gov-bob-mcdonnell-1467038338>
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Posted in Uncategorized <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=1>

-- 
Daniel Tokaji
Charles W. Ebersold & Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor of
Constitutional Law
The Ohio State University | Moritz College of Law
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