Subject: [EL] Electionlawblog news and commentary 4/27/11
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 4/26/2011, 9:45 PM
To: Election Law

April 26, 2011

"Political Privacy Should Be a Civil Right"

David Martson and John Yoo have written this WSJ oped.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:34 PM

"The Republican Threat to Voting"

The NY Times offers this editorial. See also here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 09:29 PM

"Lobbyist Fires Warning Shot Over Donation Disclosure Plan"

The NY Times offers this report.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 05:42 PM

"NAACP Florida State Conference Opposes Florida Voter Suppression Bill Passed by the State House"

See this press release.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 04:15 PM

"Charlie White Wants Time Out Called in Civil Case"

See here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 04:07 PM

The Economist Magazine on Direct Democracy in CA

Begin here.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 03:07 PM

Quote of the Day

"And unlike the McCain-Feingold law of campaign finance reform, Cassie-Baxter always applies."


WaPo, on fire ants.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:43 PM

Profile of Josh Rosenkranz, Arguing Carrigan Tomorrow

Very nice Tony Mauro profile of my co-counsel in the Carrigan case.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:38 PM

"Dead Precedents: The Justices Overrule, But They Often Do So Stealthily"

The ABA Journal offers this article, which discusses, among other works, my forthcoming Emory piece, Anticipatory Overrulings, Invitations, Time Bombs, and Inadvertence: How Supreme Court Justices Move the Law.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 02:30 PM

DC Candidate Website Notes Free Cupcakes for Voting Today in DC

See here [corrected link].

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:23 AM

"Maryland To Require Companies To Post Election Spending Online"

HuffPo reports.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:20 AM

If Only SOS Heller Had Written Those Regs....

The latest from Nevada.

Posted by Rick Hasen at 10:16 AM


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