The Supreme Court and Election Law

The Supreme Court and Election Law
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780814736913
ISBN-13 : 0814736912
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Supreme Court and Election Law by : Richard Hasen

In the first comprehensive study of election law since the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Court’s role in regulating elections. Drawing on the case files of the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist courts, Hasen roots the Court’s intervention in political process cases to the landmark 1962 case, Baker v. Carr. The case opened the courts to a variety of election law disputes, to the point that the courts now control and direct major aspects of the American electoral process. The Supreme Court does have a crucial role to play in protecting a socially constructed “core” of political equality principles, contends Hasen, but it should leave contested questions of political equality to the political process itself. Under this standard, many of the Court’s most important election law cases from Baker to Bush have been wrongly decided.

Election Law and Litigation

Election Law and Litigation
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Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Total Pages : 1103
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ISBN-10 : 9781543823424
ISBN-13 : 1543823424
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Election Law and Litigation by : Edward B. Foley

The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Election Law and Litigation: The Judicial Regulation of Politics

The Constitution of Electoral Speech Law

The Constitution of Electoral Speech Law
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Publisher : Stanford Law Books
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105127433626
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Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis The Constitution of Electoral Speech Law by : Brian Pinaire

This book examines how the United States Supreme Court understands freedom of speech during political campaigns and elections. To address this question, the author considers both the nature of the Court’s evaluation (or vision) of political speech in this context and the process by which this understanding is formulated, with a focus on four recent and representative cases.

Election Meltdown

Election Meltdown
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780300252866
ISBN-13 : 0300252862
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Election Meltdown by : Richard L. Hasen

From the nation’s leading expert, an indispensable analysis of key threats to the integrity of the 2020 American presidential election As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and accuracy of American elections. In this timely and accessible book, Richard L. Hasen uses riveting stories illustrating four factors increasing the mistrust. Voter suppression has escalated as a Republican tool aimed to depress turnout of likely Democratic voters, fueling suspicion. Pockets of incompetence in election administration, often in large cities controlled by Democrats, have created an opening to claims of unfairness. Old-fashioned and new-fangled dirty tricks, including foreign and domestic misinformation campaigns via social media, threaten electoral integrity. Inflammatory rhetoric about “stolen” elections supercharges distrust among hardcore partisans. Taking into account how each of these threats has manifested in recent years—most notably in the 2016 and 2018 elections—Hasen offers concrete steps that need to be taken to restore trust in American elections before the democratic process is completely undermined.

Super PACs

Super PACs
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Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9780737768640
ISBN-13 : 0737768649
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Super PACs by : Louise I. Gerdes

The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

The Presidential Public Funding Program

The Presidential Public Funding Program
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 90
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D01040098G
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Rating : 4/5 (8G Downloads)

Synopsis The Presidential Public Funding Program by : United States. Federal Election Commission

The Voting Wars

The Voting Wars
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9780300184211
ISBN-13 : 0300184212
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Voting Wars by : Richard L. Hasen

In 2000, just a few hundred votes out of millions cast in the state of Florida separated Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush from his Democratic opponent, Al Gore. The outcome of the election rested on Florida's 25 electoral votes, and legal wrangling continued for 36 days. Then, abruptly, one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history, Bush v. Gore, cut short the battle. Since the Florida debacle we have witnessed a partisan war over election rules. Election litigation has skyrocketed, and election time brings out inevitable accusations by political partisans of voter fraud and voter suppression. These allegations have shaken public confidence, as campaigns deploy "armies of lawyers" and the partisan press revs up when elections are expected to be close and the stakes are high.

In Defense of Judicial Elections

In Defense of Judicial Elections
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9781135852696
ISBN-13 : 1135852693
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis In Defense of Judicial Elections by : Chris W. Bonneau

Ought judges be independent of democratic pressures, or should they be subjected to the preferences and approval of the electorate? In this book, Bonneau and Hall use empirical data to shed light on these normative questions and offer a coherent defense of judicial elections.

The People's President

The People's President
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 0300026129
ISBN-13 : 9780300026122
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis The People's President by : Neal R. Peirce

Neal Peirce's The People's President, first published in 1968, has been the standard guide to the history and performance of the electoral college. The book descibes in fascinating detail and highly readable prose how we elect our president.