news of the day 4/3/05

Subject: news of the day 4/3/05

From: Rick Hasen

Date: 4/3/2005, 3:13 PM

To: election-law

The Papal Election and the "Nuclear Option"

The New Republic Online has published my oped on the papal election (free registration required). It begins:

In the upcoming papal election, as in all elections, the rules of the game help determine the winner. And recent changes in those rules instituted by Pope John Paul II make it more likely that the next Pope will not be a consensus candidate who could bridge chasms among the world's Catholics. That's because the new rules provide for a "nuclear option" much like the one being considered in the U.S. Senate to break Democratic resistance to President Bush's judicial nominees.

"FEC Eyes Bloggers' Political Ties "

Wired News offers this report. See also San Francisco May Regulate Blogging at the Personal Democracy Forum.

McGeveran to Minnesota

Minnesota Law School has hired William McGeveran as an entry level. Great pick for Minnesota! I have long admired Bill's article on disclosure in the era of the Internet (even if I don't fully agree with it).

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Rick Hasen
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