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Rick Hasen's web log (blog)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comBlogger12131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1065013389267893162003-10-01T06:03:00.000-07:002003-10-01T06:05:12.266-07:00This blog has moved Please point your browser to http://electionlawblog.org.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064931680784911972003-09-30T07:21:00.000-07:002003-09-30T08:08:48.826-07:00"Vote Count May Take Longer in Recall Election*Counties predict that the outcome will be delayed because the race is expected to be very close. They have 28 days to finish the work." The Los Angeles Times offers this report UPDATE: See also this San Francisco Chronicle article.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064931472364390912003-09-30T07:17:00.000-07:002003-09-30T07:17:52.256-07:00Fallout from Bustamante campaign finance decision See this Sacramento Bee report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064931130655119172003-09-30T07:12:00.000-07:002003-09-30T07:12:38.276-07:00"Major challenge to Minnesota campaign laws headed to court" The Minnesota Star Tribune offers this report (link via How Appealing).Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064930934798434902003-09-30T07:08:00.001-07:002003-09-30T07:08:54.810-07:00Unintended effect of McCain-Feingold? See this report in The Hill.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064930892507214632003-09-30T07:08:00.000-07:002003-09-30T07:08:12.546-07:00Tomorrow this blog moves to a new site Stay tuned for details.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064874431489534722003-09-29T15:27:00.000-07:002003-09-29T15:27:11.260-07:00"When Have Recalls Succeeded in California?" Joshua Spivak offers these thoughts.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064855073146385712003-09-29T10:04:00.000-07:002003-09-29T10:06:16.770-07:00After the votes are cast on October 7 in California's recall, what will we know, and when will we know it? Many voters and others are probably assuming that some time late on October 7, we will know whether Governor Davis has been recalled, and, if so, who his successor will be. That might well be true, if this U.S.A. Today/Gallup/CNN poll is accurate. The poll shows the recall succeeding by a Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064854039552279052003-09-29T09:47:00.000-07:002003-09-29T09:47:19.016-07:00"A 'Clean Sweep' for Elections" Micah Sifry writes this Los Angeles Times oped, which uses the California recall to make the case for public financing of elections.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064853943484857052003-09-29T09:45:00.000-07:002003-09-29T09:45:42.970-07:00Far-flung election law articles How Appealing links to Enforce Federal Voting Law in the Saipan Tribune and this Sarasota Herald Tribune report on critics of touch screen voting.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064853493523652962003-09-29T09:38:00.000-07:002003-09-29T09:38:13.120-07:00"'527' Committees' Success Could Aid Democrats" See this Washington Post report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064853332001177962003-09-29T09:35:00.000-07:002003-09-29T09:35:31.636-07:00Will Baude asks me (and I answer) 20 questions See here over at the newly-designed Crescat Sententia. Now that Will has moved to Moveable Type, can my move be far behind? Stay tuned.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064845342696738272003-09-29T07:22:00.000-07:002003-09-29T07:22:22.536-07:00"Campaign law requires 'I approved this message' line in ads" A.P. offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064845208918911632003-09-29T07:20:00.000-07:002003-09-29T07:20:41.553-07:00Schotland on Shrink Missouri and sham campaign finance reform Roy Schotland has an interesting piece at BNA's "Money and Politics Report," "Shrink Missouri: How Sham Reform Fooled the Voters and the Court and What it Means for BCRA." Unlike the piece by Ned Foley published by BNA a few weeks ago, this one does not appear to be available for viewing by non-subscribers. If that changes, I'll post Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064510574259608672003-09-25T10:22:00.000-07:002003-09-25T20:18:15.770-07:00Media corporations and campaign finance exemptions Under federal campaign finance law, corporations and unions are prohibited from directly spending funds on advertisements expressly advocating the election or defeat of candidates for federal office. Instead, corporations or unions must set up a separate PAC (with limits on who may be solicited to contribute) to fund such advertisements. Under Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064502000390766162003-09-25T08:00:00.000-07:002003-09-25T09:36:21.986-07:00Article on partisan redistricting case to be heard by the Supreme Court in January The Hill offers this article on the Veith case (thanks again to How Appealing for the link). Update: Marty Lederman tells me that the Veith case will be argued on December 10.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064501005503273112003-09-25T07:43:00.000-07:002003-09-25T20:20:33.986-07:00Touch screen voting and legal challenges One of the issues I have not been able to keep up with because of the recall and the BCRA (McCain-Feingold litigation) are legal challenges to touch screen voting. A number of jurisdictions are moving to touch screen voting, which lets one use a device like an ATM machine to cast a vote. I have received a great deal of e-mail from people who distrust Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064500273830662452003-09-25T07:31:00.000-07:002003-09-25T07:33:18.720-07:00"Political Use of Tax Exempt Groups is Cited in Study" The New York Times offers this report. (Thanks to Steven Sholk for the pointer.) See this Washington Post article.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064500022843287342003-09-25T07:27:00.000-07:002003-09-25T07:27:02.616-07:00Voting rights for ex-felons The Christian Science Monitor offers this report (thanks to How Appealing for the pointer).Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064499870508304982003-09-25T07:24:00.000-07:002003-09-25T07:24:30.323-07:00"Recall Finds Loopholes In Campaign Finance Law; Money Flowing for Davis, Candidates" The Washington Post offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064451218979965762003-09-24T17:53:00.000-07:002003-09-24T17:53:39.160-07:00New Book on American Election Reform Oxford University Press has just released Rethinking the Vote: The Politics and Prospects of American Election Reform, edited by Ann N. Crigler, Marion R. Just, and Edward McCaffery. The volume grew out of a post-Bush v. Gore conference at USC focused not so much on the case itself but on what lessons Florida 2000 teaches us about election reform. I've got aRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064444163613455992003-09-24T15:56:00.000-07:002003-09-24T15:56:02.983-07:00Others' thoughts on yesterday's recall decision Pam Karlan posts her comments here at JURIST. Larry Solum offers his thoughts on the procedural aspects of the case here. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064426655322324002003-09-24T11:04:00.000-07:002003-09-24T11:04:59.450-07:00Speaking with Chuck Bell at Federalist Society Lunch in Santa Monica tomorrow Here are the details:
Topic: Legal Issues Surrounding the Recall Election
Speakers: Charles H. Bell, Jr. and Richard L. Hasen
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2003, 12:00 Noon
Place: Law Offices of Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan
The Water Garden, 1620 26th St.,
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064413013011324982003-09-24T07:16:00.000-07:002003-09-24T07:44:17.963-07:00Recall litigation news and commentary New York Times; Washington Post (and this editorial and don't miss the Post's "Calif. Potential For Errors Noted; Number of Candidates in Recall Vote Is Challenge for Most Balloting Systems"); Christian Science Monitor; Los Angeles Times (and this editorial as well as this story on the Sacramento Bee controversy over approving the blog remarks of Dan Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064350357662204752003-09-23T13:52:00.000-07:002003-09-23T13:52:37.103-07:00Consistency with Prop. 209 case on abuse of discretion? In responses to my earlier post related to the abuse of discretion standard in the recall case, a reader writes:
It seems to me that one can readily distinguish Judge O'Scannlain's reversal of the district court's preliminary injunction decision in Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson (the Prop 209 case) from the refusal to disturb the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064350087123258042003-09-23T13:48:00.000-07:002003-09-23T13:48:06.636-07:00Fourth Circuit Campaign Finance case The court has just issued this opinion in North Carolina Right to Life v. Leake. Among other things, the court strikes down North Carolina's context-based test for express advocacy as unconstitutionally vague and overbroad under the earlier Fourth Circuit precedent of FEC v. Christian Action Network. (Thanks to a number of readers who pointed the opinion out Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064343631349390812003-09-23T12:00:00.000-07:002003-09-23T12:00:31.460-07:00Breaking News: ACLU will not appeal decision to the Supreme Court Here is the text of the ACLU of Southern California statement:
We are disappointed by the Ninth Circuit's en banc decision. We remain firmly convinced that using voting equipment officially declared by the state to be obsolete, in a number of counties with a high concentration of minority voters, violates the equal protection Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064343127879632082003-09-23T11:52:00.000-07:002003-09-23T11:52:24.763-07:00Larry Solum offers his thoughts on the election See here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064335259552653892003-09-23T09:40:00.000-07:002003-09-23T10:28:32.703-07:00Some analysis of the Ninth Circuit opinion [Disclosure: I filed an amicus brief supporting the ACLU's position in this case.] Here are my first impressions regarding the short legal discussion in the per curiam opinion.
1. The opinion seems to leave open the possibility of a post-election challenge to disparities caused by punch card ballots. On pages 11-12, the court writes that "plaintiffsRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064334545991281582003-09-23T09:29:00.000-07:002003-09-23T09:29:05.733-07:00My analysis of en banc reversal is coming soon.... You can access the text of the ruling in the meantime here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064327802138782572003-09-23T07:36:00.000-07:002003-09-23T07:39:58.346-07:00Judge O'Scannlain on when a judge abuses his or her discretion in misapplying the law In advance of today's Ninth Circuit opinion in the recall punch card case, it is worth remembering what Judge O'Scannlain had to say about the issue of the abuse of discretion standard when the judge gets the law wrong in another controversial Ninth Circuit case, this one arising out of Proposition 209's ban on Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064327259161405912003-09-23T07:27:00.000-07:002003-09-23T07:27:49.750-07:00Karlan and Kmiec talk about recall lawsuit Details here at "How Appealing."Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064293447076766752003-09-22T22:04:00.000-07:002003-09-22T22:04:38.256-07:00"Courts Take On Too Many Political Issues" Law.com's Tony Mauro offers this oped in tomorrow's USA Today. The oped echoes some themes from my Los Angeles Times oped, an oped that got a bit lost in the shuffle (coming out hours before the Ninth Circuit's original punch card ruling).Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064293053089977112003-09-22T21:57:00.000-07:002003-09-22T21:57:32.420-07:00Solum on claim preclusion in the recall punchcard case Don't miss Larry's informative post here. Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064292966781771592003-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:002003-09-22T21:56:06.123-07:00"Bustamante loses campaign finance ruling" The New York Times offers this report. The Los Angeles Times offers this report, which explains why the holding likely won't mean much---Bustamante has already spent the money and apparently won't need to return that which has been spent.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064292643469835422003-09-22T21:50:00.000-07:002003-09-22T21:51:43.126-07:00News reports and analysis of the en banc argument today The New York Times (and here); The Los Angeles Times; The Sacramento Bee; A.P.; The Washington Post; The Recorder.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064284199232277022003-09-22T19:29:00.000-07:002003-09-22T19:30:13.446-07:00Breaking News: Ninth Circuit ruling to be issued tomorrow morning Details at How Appealing.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064275006280214842003-09-22T16:56:00.000-07:002003-09-22T17:06:09.743-07:00My initial reactions to the oral argument [Disclosure: I filed a brief supporting the ACLU's position in this case.] Going into oral argument, I was convinced that this panel, made up of many conservative judges, would likely reverse the three judge panel's decision and affirm the district court. I was also concerned that along the way the judges would issue an opinion that would be a blow for Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064270257493901792003-09-22T15:37:00.000-07:002003-09-22T15:37:37.110-07:00Others' reactions to the oral argument---mine soon! I was teaching and I'm now watching the video. I'll be posting my thoughts soon. In the meantime, you can access Dan Lowenstein's first reactions here and Fred Woocher's comments here. I also received the following e-mail from Richard Antognini:
After watching the oral argument, I am less sure that the en banc panel will overturn the originalRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064251112945711592003-09-22T10:18:00.000-07:002003-09-22T10:19:17.380-07:00Why the Supreme Court should decide contested equality cases using murky (or "judicially unmanageable") standards The election law listserv has been continuing its interesting discussion (first explained and responded to here) about how best to read Bush v. Gore. In my earlier post, I defended the use of murky standards in cases where the Supreme Court creates a new equal protection right that Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064248151120085972003-09-22T09:29:00.000-07:002003-09-22T09:29:10.843-07:00Costa to get 10 minutes of argument time today On Saturday, the Ninth Circuit issued an order (it is not yet up on their website) giving Costa 10 minutes of time, and the secretary of state 20 minutes of time.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064240482030157052003-09-22T07:21:00.000-07:002003-09-22T07:24:38.923-07:00"The Supreme Court's Extraordinary Campaign Finance Reform Oral Argument" Michael Dorf offers these thoughts on Findlaw.com.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064240412964115452003-09-22T07:20:00.000-07:002003-09-22T07:20:12.850-07:00"Campaign Reform Boomerang" Thomas Edsall reviews two recent campaign finance books here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064240317405076422003-09-22T07:18:00.000-07:002003-09-22T07:18:37.303-07:00"THE RECALL CAMPAIGN; Various Legal, Political Factors Can Sway Court*Public opinion and ideology play roles as judges decide a case. Many observers think 9th Circuit will restore Oct. 7 as election date." The Los Angeles Times offers this report.
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064211726742580302003-09-21T23:22:00.000-07:002003-09-21T23:22:06.580-07:00Back home and getting up to speed on the en banc hearing tomorrow Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the hearing, but will be listening to it on C-SPAN. Howard Bashman offers this useful recap of what we know about tomorrow's en banc proceedings (including a link to C-SPAN).Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064082186083864342003-09-20T11:23:00.000-07:002003-09-20T11:33:43.040-07:00The meaning of Bush v. Gore and its application to the recall decision There's a very interesting thread now on the election law listserv, beginning with Rick Pildes's post including the following question:
Bush v. Gore can be read as either a substantive equal protection decision that requires equal statewide
outcomes in the effective weight given each vote or as a procedural decision that Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064031136047024022003-09-19T21:12:00.000-07:002003-09-19T21:12:16.086-07:00Ted Costa wants time at the oral argument To the extent oral argument matters here, it will be interesting to see whether the court grants Costa any time. (See here on Costa's request.) At the three judge panel oral argument, Costa was the only one who argued the equal protection claim on the merits, with the state sticking only to res judicata and balance of the hardships. The latter was the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064030329711960852003-09-19T20:58:00.000-07:002003-09-19T20:58:49.880-07:00The recall, Bush v. Gore, and Miguel Estrada What do these three topics have in common? The connection between the first to is obvious to readers of this blog, but what about the third? Miguel Estrada, of course, is a Washington lawyer who recently withdrew his nomination for a judgeship on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He did so in the face of a relentless Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064029877726730612003-09-19T20:51:00.000-07:002003-09-19T20:52:20.390-07:00God save Howard Bashman? In the post immediately below this one, I invited everyone to visit the How Appealing website. But because of one transposition of letters (change "blogspot" to "blogpsot"), I took readers to a bible site. For some of you that may be more appealing than How Appealing. But for most of you, click here for appellate enlightenment.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1064006724316649552003-09-19T14:23:00.000-07:002003-09-19T20:48:40.940-07:00Getting en banc news at the top of the Empire State Building Still out of general blogging range, but a quick note to point everyone to How Appealing for updates on the en banc grant and to agree with Howard that this panel draw is undoubtedly good news for those who want a reversal of the three judge panel.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063943808673482612003-09-18T20:56:00.000-07:002003-09-18T20:57:45.200-07:00A good day to travel to NYC We beat the hurricane and the Ninth Circuit's decision whether to take the case en banc. Howard links to articles saying the decision will come on Friday, and suggests that a delay might be a sign of a dissent of a denial of an en banc consideration. Maybe so, or maybe the judges knew they wanted another day to hash this out in the internal memos that frequently Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063845488564046952003-09-17T17:38:00.000-07:002003-09-17T17:38:08.336-07:00Blogging will be sporadic until Monday I'll do my best to keep up while at a conference. In the meantime, your best source for recall litigation news is How Appealing.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063839587514656652003-09-17T15:59:00.000-07:002003-09-17T15:59:47.663-07:00No order from Ninth Circuit today I understand that the Ninth Circuit will not be issuing an order today on whether or not the case will be taken en banc. I predict we will hear something by noon tomorrow (pacific time), when I'll be on a plane to New York.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063839435875350822003-09-17T15:57:00.000-07:002003-09-17T15:57:25.773-07:00What have I been doing instead of blogging today? Here is a link to an amicus letter I have sent to the Ninth Circuit opposing en banc review in the punch card case. You can access today's other filings today here, in the top left corner.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063809042229235642003-09-17T07:30:00.000-07:002003-09-17T07:31:42.816-07:00Recall legal issue roundup The Wall Street Journal offers "California Ruling on Recall Delay Opened for Review" and this oped by Einer Elhauge. (Thanks to Steven Sholk for the pointers.) Bruce Ackerman offers this oped in today's New York Times to which Mickey Kaus adds these thoughts. The Los Angeles Times offers "Supreme Court May Pass on This One" and this editorial. Copley News Services Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063770922711596112003-09-16T20:55:00.000-07:002003-09-16T21:02:59.790-07:00More recall litigation-related articles The Boston Globe; the Christian Science Monitor (see also this article about court involvement in the electoral process and this editorial.); A.P. (and this report); Washington Post.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063770671951841502003-09-16T20:51:00.000-07:002003-09-16T20:51:22.576-07:00More on en banc question In the post five below this one I asked, who will be on the en banc court. Many of you have written in on that question. It turns out that we apparently do not have enough information to answer the question. We do not yet know the identity of the members of the en banc panel for a case taken Sept. 3, key to figuring out who might automatically appear pursuant to the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063770458219815592003-09-16T20:47:00.000-07:002003-09-16T21:21:44.710-07:00"California Moves to Appeal Delay of Vote on Recall" The New York Times offers this report. The article states that I had said that the request of a single judge would be enough for a new en banc hearing. What I thought I said (or meant to say) was that the request of a single judge would be enough to hold a vote on whether to have an en banc hearing. UPDATE The article was corrected, changing "Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063755485507355892003-09-16T16:38:00.000-07:002003-09-16T16:50:15.433-07:00More orders on the 9th Circuit website Accessible here you will find a Ninth Circuit order recusing Judges Reinhardt and Wardlaw from voting the in ACLU recall case; an order accepting for filing my amicus brief and the MALDEF amicus brief; and this electronic copy of my amicus brief.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063749111464375932003-09-16T14:51:00.000-07:002003-09-16T14:51:51.780-07:00Erwin Chemerinsky oped on the recall decision It is available here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063747932816103942003-09-16T14:32:00.000-07:002003-09-16T14:32:12.730-07:00Secretary of State cancels news conference regarding whether he will file a request to overturn the punchcard case in the Supreme Court Instead he issued this press release:
Secretary Shelley to File Brief in Response to Ninth Circuit Order
SACRAMENTO -- Secretary of State Kevin Shelley released the following statement in response to today’s request by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063742697984120512003-09-16T13:04:00.000-07:002003-09-16T13:04:58.090-07:00Who will be on the en banc court? Although it is generally a random draw, someone has pointed out the following to me from Circuit Rule 35-3: " Notwithstanding the provision herein for random drawing of names by lot, if a judge is not drawn on any of three successive en banc courts, that judge's name shall be placed automatically on the next en banc court. " Anyone know who these judges are?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063740816261585422003-09-16T12:33:00.000-07:002003-09-16T12:33:36.160-07:00"Editorial: Ounce of prevention; Court decision assures a fair recall election" The Sacramento Bee offers this editorial.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063739576112066512003-09-16T12:12:00.000-07:002003-09-16T12:13:08.476-07:00"Editorial: As the Recall Election Turns" See this Ventura County Star editorial. (Thanks to David Ettinger for the pointer.)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063739453424728092003-09-16T12:10:00.000-07:002003-09-16T12:10:53.520-07:00"Court Faces Stark Choice on McCain-Feingold" Tom Mann offers these thoughts on the BCRA oral argument.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063738039409054202003-09-16T11:47:00.000-07:002003-09-16T11:47:19.130-07:00"The Return of Bush v. Gore" Professor Jack Balkin's thoughts are here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063737704358182442003-09-16T11:41:00.000-07:002003-09-16T11:43:35.460-07:00BREAKING RECALL LITIGATION NEWS The Ninth Circuit has asked the parties to brief whether or not the ACLU punch card case could be taken en banc. The briefs are due by 2 pm tomorrow. How did this happen, if the parties have not yet filed a request for an en banc hearing? Any active, non-recused judge can call for a vote to take the case en banc. If it is taken en banc, it will be heard by a Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063736797584528122003-09-16T11:26:00.000-07:002003-09-16T11:26:47.036-07:00"Shelley to Announce Recall Decision" The Los Angeles Times offers this update.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063734380085013802003-09-16T10:46:00.000-07:002003-09-16T11:17:33.130-07:00Am I being inconsistent in my views on the recall and BCRA? A regular reader of this blog writes:
I read your characteristically thoughtful op-ed in the L.A. Times today and am in general agreement that the Supreme Court, and the federal courts generally, should exercise due restraint when it comes to election law matters, although I don't agree that the Court should uphold BCRA to this end. (Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063733650657708922003-09-16T10:34:00.000-07:002003-09-16T10:34:41.926-07:00Delay of the recall providing partisan advantage? Many people, including Professor John Eastman, who debated me this morning on NPR, say that the recall decision was issued for partisan reasons, i.e., to help the Democrats. This Los Angeles Times story sets out the conventional wisdom on why delay helps Davis. But this may not be so. A number of people have commented to me that the momentum Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063731102481420682003-09-16T09:51:00.000-07:002003-09-16T09:53:00.046-07:00"California Recall Delay Highlights Nation's Outmoded Voting Systems" The Wall Street Journal offers this report. (See also this editorial.) Thanks to Steve Sholk for the pointer.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063718722213545552003-09-16T06:25:00.000-07:002003-09-16T06:25:22.093-07:00Solum on res judicata argument in the recall case Don't miss this very thoughtful post.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063717455397444552003-09-16T06:04:00.000-07:002003-09-16T06:08:02.513-07:00Opinion pieces The Los Angeles Times offers "Making a Bad Recall Worse" and Richard Riordan's oped against the recall decision. (I saw Riordan at oral argument and was told by some reporters that he was bankrolling Ted Costa's lawyers opposing the ACLU case.)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063717091502766092003-09-16T05:58:00.000-07:002003-09-16T05:58:10.920-07:00"Case Has Echoes of Bush v. Gore" The San Jose Mercury News offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063716889153944512003-09-16T05:54:00.000-07:002003-09-16T05:54:48.610-07:00"California Told to Postpone Recall" The Washington Times offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063716785649760042003-09-16T05:53:00.000-07:002003-09-16T05:53:05.123-07:00"Campaign Finance Reform Myths" Bruce Fein offers this oped.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063716721249720002003-09-16T05:52:00.000-07:002003-09-16T05:52:00.750-07:00"Enthusaism Wanes for Election Changes; Bush, Hill Slow on Commission" The Washington Post offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063689968019757202003-09-15T22:26:00.000-07:002003-09-15T22:34:04.206-07:00On NPR's Day to Day tomorrow morning. Talking about the recall decision.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063689715710449512003-09-15T22:21:00.000-07:002003-09-15T22:29:51.916-07:00"Fear of chads delays recall" UPI offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063689620318906802003-09-15T22:20:00.000-07:002003-09-15T22:28:16.526-07:00"Absentee voters urged to keep casting ballots" The Contra Costa Times offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063689549041295662003-09-15T22:19:00.000-07:002003-09-15T22:27:05.250-07:00McCain May Block Appointment of Member of FEC The Hill has this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063689446972827222003-09-15T22:17:00.000-07:002003-09-15T22:25:23.186-07:00Something to criticize in the recall decision On page 34, the opinion reads: "The first criteria for our consideration...." That makes me cringe.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063687211707400202003-09-15T21:40:00.000-07:002003-09-15T21:48:07.233-07:00"Calif. Ruling Hangs on Chad of Bush v. Gore" USA Today offers this story.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063684314638709512003-09-15T20:51:00.000-07:002003-09-15T20:59:49.523-07:00"9th Circuit Slams the Brakes on Recall" The Recorder offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063684002535514942003-09-15T20:46:00.000-07:002003-09-15T20:55:01.510-07:00"One More Round for Bush v. Gore" The Washington Post offers this analysis of the punch card suit legal issues.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063683873453203582003-09-15T20:44:00.000-07:002003-09-15T20:52:28.363-07:00"Bush v. Gore Outlives Its Limited Warranty for Use in California" The New York Times offers this analysis of the punch card suit legal issues.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063680797730833172003-09-15T19:53:00.000-07:002003-09-15T20:01:12.013-07:00Punch card stories the Los Angeles Times; San Francisco Chronicle; NPR; A.P. (more to come)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063680384532288862003-09-15T19:46:00.000-07:002003-09-15T19:54:18.840-07:00The other Ninth Circuit opinion today The Ninth Circuit also struck down the blanket primary in Washington today. Things have been so busy, I have not yet had time to even read the opinion. The Seattle Times coverage is here (link via the indispensable and unparalleled source for all appellate-related news.)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063680252527300462003-09-15T19:44:00.000-07:002003-09-15T19:52:06.853-07:00"Why Did California Adopt the Recall?" Joshua Spivak offers this historical analysis.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063680153565596102003-09-15T19:42:00.000-07:002003-09-15T19:50:27.900-07:00Thoughts from Professor Abner Greene He sends along the following via e-mail:
As you may know, NYU Press published my book "Understanding the 2000 Election:
A Guide to the Legal Battles that Decided the Presidency." Most of the book is a nonpartisan explanation of the legal events of the Florida phase. But I do offer some analysis, and one piece of analysis is a critique of the equal Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063669390935105702003-09-15T16:43:00.000-07:002003-09-15T16:54:59.986-07:00Preliminary thoughts on the ACLU punch card decision by the Ninth Circuit [Disclosure: I filed an amicus brief on my own behalf supporting the ACLU in this case.]
1. Were the judges right to enjoin the recall? When the recall litigation started, I was very skeptical of most claims that were being brought to delay or change the rules for the recall. (For example, see here.) I said here back Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063668038626594812003-09-15T16:20:00.000-07:002003-09-15T16:28:31.353-07:00If you have been trying to reach me I have had more than 50 press calls and my e-mail went down. So sorry if I have not responded. Please send any copies of e-mail to me to my backup address, hasenr-at-netscape.net.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063650194291266202003-09-15T11:23:00.000-07:002003-09-15T13:02:59.206-07:00I hope to post something soon with my analysis of the opinion Stay tuned. UPDATE: I've been on with the press for the last two and a half hours, then I'm off to teach. I will post some analysis late this afternoon.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063646444495388912003-09-15T10:20:00.000-07:002003-09-15T10:28:48.273-07:00BREAKING RECALL LAWSUIT NEWS The Ninth Circuit clerk's office just called to tell me that it has reversed the district court on enjoining the election because of the use of punch cards. More details when I get them.....UPDATE: The opinion here here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063644647413945372003-09-15T09:50:00.000-07:002003-09-15T09:50:47.330-07:00Statistics on punch cards and the Ninth Circuit Professor Mike Masinter writes:
I was surprised that you were surprised that judges might be doing their own tests of statistical significance. (See here.) The Supreme Court (or more likely, various law clerks) took judicial notice of tests for statistical significance, did their own math, and came to dueling conclusions in Hazelwood School Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063635337533619342003-09-15T07:15:00.000-07:002003-09-15T07:15:37.586-07:00"Campaign Finance Reform: What the Court Should Do" Stuart Taylor offers these thoughts at National Journal.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063631384101591322003-09-15T06:09:00.000-07:002003-09-15T06:09:44.166-07:00Will 9th Circuit rule today in ACLU punchcard suit? I would guess we would see a ruling today or tomorrow, given the need for resolution of this matter as quickly as possible, and the weekend period which would have allowed the judges to draft an opinion (or opinions). [Disclosure: I filed a brief supporting the ACLU in this case.]Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063630993045797772003-09-15T06:03:00.000-07:002003-09-15T06:03:13.000-07:00"Some High Court Modesty is in Order" This is the title of my oped in today's Los Angeles Times. It begins:
At the Supreme Court a week ago, during oral arguments in the McCain-Feingold campaign finance case, I was hanging on every word uttered by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. They are widely believed to be the swing justices on a court that is divided on the Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063630768082599692003-09-15T05:59:00.000-07:002003-09-15T05:59:27.946-07:00"Controversial 9th Circuit to Judge Recall" The Washington Times offers this report.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059889.post-1063630646155394862003-09-15T05:57:00.000-07:002003-09-15T05:57:26.023-07:00"Democratic Senate Majority Fund Slows Activity As Group Awaits Decision in BCRA Court Case" Roll Call offers this report (paid registration required).Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632962912784155075noreply@blogger.com