Subject: news of the day 8/13/03
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 8/13/2003, 7:04 AM
To: election-law

"Rights Groups Try to Delay Recall over Punch-card Ballots" The San Francisco Chronicle offers this report.
"Soft Money Limit Upheld on Appeal" A.P. offers this report on yesterday's Ninth Circuit decision in Jabobus v. State of Alaska.
"Report Details GOP Bids For U.S. Aid in Tex. Fray; Justice Department Cites 1 Case of Federal Action" The Washington Post offers this report, which begins: "Texas Republicans tried to enlist the help of several federal law enforcement agencies in May during their unsuccessful attempt to force missing Democratic state legislators to return to Austin to vote on congressional redistricting legislation, the Justice Department said yesterday."

"McCarty to hear about decision today on fine that could reach $450,000" More on the post-Florida 2000 investigation here. Thanks to a reader for the pointer.

Publication status of the California Supreme Court's orders A knowledgeable source tells me the following about the orders, concurrence, and dissent issued last week:

Of course, the fact that they are printed doesn't give them precedential value.
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