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3 Mar 2008, 9:32 am
Opinion below (Supreme Court of North Carolina) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Amicus brief of the Honorable Vernon Sykes and Honorable Roger Corbin (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of the League of Women Voters of the United States (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, and Ohio (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of the NAACP, Cindy Moore, Milford Farrior, and Mary Jordan (in support of the… [read post]
17 Jun 2016, 5:28 am
League of Women Voters President Sondra Cosgrove said having no Ethics Commission would be better than having one that is essentially a fraud because it can rarely act. [read post]
5 May 2023, 4:00 am
California – Cupertino Lobbyist Rules Likely to Weather Constitutional Challenge Courthouse News Service – Natalie Hanson | Published: 5/1/2023 The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale filed a lawsuit against the city of Cupertino in 2022, claiming the ordinance that requires lobbyists to register and file disclosure reports is an overbroad regulation. [read post]
9 Jul 2014, 9:34 am
Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) before adopting an ordinance enacting a voter-sponsored initiative pursuant to Elections Code section 9214, subdivision (a)? [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
As More Women Run for Office, Child Care Remains a Hurdle AP News – Lindsay Whitehurst and Christina Cassidy | Published: 1/1/2020 Experts predict a large number of women will again run for office in 2020 like they did in 2018, and childcare remains a hurdle for many of them. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 7:06 am
The Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California notes that the alcohol industry tried to use initiatives to strike down prohibition laws, and chiropractors needed initiatives to be allowed to practice in some states. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 7:06 am
The Initiative and Referendum Institute at the University of Southern California notes that the alcohol industry tried to use initiatives to strike down prohibition laws, and chiroprac [read post]
18 Nov 2018, 7:12 pm
Public Utilities Commission of California[19] suggested that requiring someone to distribute another's speech may be unconstitutional when it pressures the distributor to respond to that speech.[20] Yet that pressure was likely present in FAIR, but the Court upheld the compelled hosting in that case.[21] And, partly because of these internal tensions, the doctrine contains major uncertainties: Does requiring people to create speech—such as when a commercial photographer is… [read post]
18 Nov 2018, 7:12 pm
Public Utilities Commission of California[19] suggested that requiring someone to distribute another's speech may be unconstitutional when it pressures the distributor to respond to that speech.[20] Yet that pressure was likely present in FAIR, but the Court upheld the compelled hosting in that case.[21] And, partly because of these internal tensions, the doctrine contains major uncertainties: Does requiring people to create speech—such as when a commercial photographer is… [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 4:00 am
Alaska – Judge Refuses to Block Alaska Campaign Finance Disclosure Rules MSN – Becky Bohrer (Associated Press) | Published: 7/14/2022 A federal judge denied a request to block campaign finance provisions of a ballot measure approved by Alaska voters in 2020, finding the plaintiffs had not demonstrated a likelihood of success on their outlined claims. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 9:05 am
Robert Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 3:00 am
There are just more Democratic than Republican women among registered voters, and President Trump, who is less popular among women than among men, has not helped. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 3:00 am
California – Burger Chain Manager Fined for Using ‘Straw Donors’ to Back Ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s 2018 Campaign MSN – Keri Blakinger (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 1/10/2024 Manuel Gomez, a burger chain manager, will admit guilt on 10 counts of campaign money laundering and pay a $50,000 fine for using straw donors to contribute to former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s campaign, according to a settlement with the… [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm
It is a form of “dark money” that prevents voters from tracing who is behind a campaign message. [read post]
16 Oct 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal As U.S. [read post]
16 Apr 2009, 8:45 am
What we learned from the California Top-to-Bottom Review and the Ohio EVEREST study was that, indeed, these systems are unquestionably and unconscionably insecure. [read post]
27 Sep 2010, 3:34 am
It is impossible, I think, to justify in a system that celebrates the idea of all people counting equally–the notion of one person, one vote–the fact that Wyoming has the same two votes in the Senate as California, when the latter has something like 65 or 70 times the population. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 4:00 am
Political Influence Operation MSN – Devlin Barrett (Washington Post) | Published: 7/29/2022 Federal authorities charged a Russian man with a years-long malign influence campaign targeting American politics – alleging he used American groups in Florida, Georgia, and California to sow discord and push pro-Russia propaganda. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 4:00 am
He also insisted he is not out for revenge although the League opposed some of his bills this session, although the League thinks differently. [read post]
26 May 2023, 4:00 am
In March, after the group had already made significant inroads in Legislatures with its model bill, lobbyists, and hearing witnesses, it incorporated Do No Harm Action as a separate nonprofit with a tax status that allows for more lobbying, From the States and Municipalities Arizona – Groups Settle Arizona Lawsuit Over Voter Intimidation at Ballot Boxes MSN – Daniel Gilbert (Washington Post) | Published: 5/21/2023 An Arizona group that monitored ballot drop boxes… [read post]
