| Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 10/22/10 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 10/22/2010, 9:18 AM |
| To: Election Law |
Here.
NLJ reports.
See my earlier
coverage (including a link to the complaint).
AP offers this
report. In somewhat related news, BNA offers Arguments
in Kevin Ring Re-Trial Focus On Dispute Over Legal Bounds of
Lobbying.
Controversial comments
from state Supreme Court justices about African-Americans and
crime in the state (via Howard).
NYT's "The Caucus" offers Parties
Ready Armies of Recount Lawyers. Maybe it's time for me to
update my October 20, 2008 Findlaw column,
"Eight Years After Bush v. Gore, Why is There Still So Much
Election Litigation and What Does This Mean for Voter Confidence
in the Electoral Process?"
The Wall Street Journal offers this
editorial. The "hijacking" would occur if Nevada voters
support an initiative adopting the Missouri plan (so-called
"merit selection") for choosing state judges, something backed
by Justice at Stake (which Mr. Soros 's Open Society Institute
supports financially).
The Chicago Tribune offers this
report.
Following up on this
post, see this
AP report.
Minnesota Public Radio reports.
The NYT offers Campaign
Donors Betting on a Big Step for Donors. WaPo offersTea
Party Candidates Have Benefactor in Business-Funded Boehner.
AP offers this
report.
SCOTUSblog reports
on Maine's response to Respect Maine's second
attempt to get an emergency injunction from a Supreme
Court justice.
A must read WSJ
report (and accompanying graphic).
Meg Whitman reaches $163
million in spending in the CA governor's race.