Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 12/31/10
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 12/31/2010, 10:19 AM
To: Election Law
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December 31, 2010

"Secretary of state challenge filed in court"

AP reports: "The Indiana Democratic Party is going to court with its challenge to Republican Charlie White's election as secretary of state."

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:17 AM

"GOP fundraising avoids campaign limits through PACs ahead of 2012"

USA Today offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:59 AM

"When Election Police Go Easy"

The NY Times offers this editorial about the FEC.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:56 AM

"State plans internal review of election handling"

AP reports from Alaska.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:52 AM

December 30, 2010

Murkowski Certified U.S. Senate Winner

See here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:43 PM

"Holding the Service's Feet to the Fire: Applying Citizens United and the First Amendment to the IRC s 501(c)(3) Political Prohibition"

Jim Bopp and Zachary Kessler have written this piece for "Engage," a Federalist Society magazine.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:31 PM

Quote of the Day

"The notion that this made-up controversy leads to a belief that this Justice Department is not color-blind in enforcement of civil rights laws is simply not supported by the facts... All I have on my side with regard to that is the facts and the law."

--Attorney General Eric Holder, commenting on potential House Republican investigations of the New Black Panthers issue.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 01:25 PM
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