Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 3/19/11
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 3/19/2011, 9:58 AM
To: Election Law

March 18, 2011

"California's redistricting panel can't escape partisan pressure"

The LA Times offers this report, with the subhead: "The voter-created commission is set to hire a map-drawing expert. But both applicants have been accused of bias by Republicans and Democrats. The fracas could be a glimpse of things to come."

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:16 PM

"The Top 10 States to Watch in Redistricting"

The Fix reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:07 PM

"Federal judge halts ban on payroll deduction to Alabama Education Association"

AL.com reports (via Ed Still, one of the attorneys involved, who also links to the opinion).

Posted by Rick Hasen at 08:04 PM

Bazelon on Alito

A must read. I expressed some similar thoughts here and here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:49 PM
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