No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor’s race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.Source: No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race...
America needs a new model of campaign finance not to supplant the political marketplace but to correct for its inadequacies. Mr. Bauer is a professor of practice and distinguished scholar in residence at New York University School of Law.Source: Why Russian Money Ends Up in U.S. Elections...
The Pennsylvania Republican Party wants an investigation into a promotion by Fayette County Democrats at the recent county fair to get people to register as Democrats or change party affiliation.Source: GOP calls foul on Dems’ voter registration giveaway at fair...
An initiative petition that would limit campaign spending in Portland elections has qualified for the November ballot, the city elections office announced Monday.Source: Campaign spending limits to appear on Portland ballots...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Left-leaning political activists accused Facebook of suppressing free speech when the social media giant removed an event listing this week that it said was part of a new disinformation campaign with ties to Russia.Source: The moment when Facebook’s removal of alleged Russian disinformation became a free speech issue...
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote these words over a century ago. It typified the Progressive Era’s focus on “good government” and civil administration.Source: Is Transparency in Government Always Good?...
Once upon a time, there was a fringe news outlet with a loud and dissenting opinion. A fatal shooting, it claimed, was not at all what it seemed to be: It was a hoax, orchestrated by some shadowy force—probably Communists—bent on replacing freedom with dictatorship.Source: Win or Lose, the Alex Jones Lawsuit Will Redefine Free Speech...
Chief Judge Beryl Howell, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, threw out a regulation adopted by the Federal Election Commission in 1980.Source: Judge Shuts Down Multimillion-Dollar Loophole In Election Law...
The First Amendment protects the right of Americans to associate privately with others. Nonprofits across America have long relied on this right to organize supporters and advocate on their behalf.Source: Four Constitutional Red Flags in State Disclosure Laws...
WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259), granting the Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denying the Commission’s cross-motion for summary judgment.Source: District Court issues opinion in CREW v. FEC...
