English Only?--The "Power" Of Kentucky's Official Language Statute,
2010
University of Kentucky
English Only?--The "Power" Of Kentucky's Official Language Statute, Mark A. Flores
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Election Campaigns And Democracy: A Review Of James A. Gardner, What Are Campaigns For? The Role Of Persuasion In Electoral Law And Politics,
2010
Columbia Law School
Election Campaigns And Democracy: A Review Of James A. Gardner, What Are Campaigns For? The Role Of Persuasion In Electoral Law And Politics, Richard Briffault
Faculty Scholarship
What are election campaigns for? Not much, according to Professor James A. Gardner – or, at least, not nearly as much as the critics of American election campaigns would have us believe. In his new book, What Are Campaigns For? The Role of Persuasion in Electoral Law and Politics, Professor Gardner contends that instead of serving as settings for extended discussion or in depth reflection concerning political beliefs, the ideal election campaign does little more than make it more likely that the voter will cast a ballot consistent with the beliefs that he or she held before the start …
Governing The Presidential Nomination Commons,
2010
BYU Law
Governing The Presidential Nomination Commons, Brigham Daniels
Faculty Scholarship
States jockeying to hold primaries and caucuses as early as possible has become the central theme of the presidential primary system. While the trend of racing to vote is not new, it has increased alarmingly. In 2008, more than half the states held contests by the first week of February. This free-for-all hurts the democratic process by encouraging uninformed voting, emphasizing the role of money in campaigns, and pressing candidates to rely on sound-bite campaigning. Because the presidential nomination is one of the most important decisions left to voters in the United States, this problem is well-recognized. It is also …
Behavioral Decision Theory And Implications For The Supreme Court’S Campaign Finance Jurisprudence,
2010
Saint Louis University School of Law
Behavioral Decision Theory And Implications For The Supreme Court’S Campaign Finance Jurisprudence, Molly J. Walker Wilson
All Faculty Scholarship
America stands at a moment in history when advances in the understanding of human decision-making are increasing the strategic efficacy of political strategy. As campaign spending for the presidential race reaches hundreds of millions of dollars, the potential for harnessing the power of psychological tactics becomes considerable. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has characterized campaign money as “speech” and has required evidence of corruption or the appearance of corruption in order to uphold restrictions on campaign expenditures. Ultimately, the Court has rejected virtually all restrictions on campaign spending on the ground that expenditures, unlike contributions, do not contribute to corruption or …
Too Much Of A Good Thing: Campaign Speech After Citizens United,
2010
Saint Louis University School of Law
Too Much Of A Good Thing: Campaign Speech After Citizens United, Molly J. Walker Wilson
All Faculty Scholarship
In January 2010, the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overturned Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the portion of McConnell v. Federal Election Commission that restricted independent corporate expenditures, as codified in section 203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Specifically, Citizens United invalidated laws forbidding corporations and unions from using general treasury funds for “electioneering communication,” political advocacy transmitted by broadcast, cable, or satellite communication in the period leading up to a federal election. The effect of Citizens United was to protect the right of corporations, no less than individual American citizens, to fund …
Standardizing The Principles Of International Election Observation,
2010
Vanderbilt University Law School
Standardizing The Principles Of International Election Observation, Jonathan Misk
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
On October 27, 2005, thirty-two international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) signed the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, drafted with the assistance of the United Nations. For nearly four decades before the signing of the Declaration, international election observation rapidly gained acceptance as a legitimate method of guaranteeing free and fair elections and thus promoting lasting democratic institutions. Many INGOs and IGOs conducting observation missions--including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of American States, the South African Development Community, and the Carter Center-independently developed standards for their observers to follow. As international …
Countering The Majoritarian Difficulty,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Countering The Majoritarian Difficulty, Amanda Frost
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
Most state court judges are elected to office, and thus must be attentive to voter preferences just like other elected officials. Critics of judicial elections fear that subjecting judges to majoritarian pressures jeopardizes the rights of disfavored groups and undermines the rule of law, and accordingly call for their abolition. The reality, however, is that judicial elections are firmly entrenched in thirty-eight states, and thus appear to be a permanent part of the legal landscape. This article suggests that the so-called “majoritarian difficulty” posed by elected judges can be tempered by regular interactions with appointed, life-tenured federal judges, who are …
Defending The Majoritarian Court,
2010
American University Washington College of Law
Defending The Majoritarian Court, Amanda Frost
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
The Dilemma Of Direct Democracy,
2010
Duke Law School
The Dilemma Of Direct Democracy, Craig M. Burnett, Elizabeth Garrett, Mathew D. Mccubbins
Faculty Scholarship
The dilemma of direct democracy is that voters may not always be able to make welfare- improving decisions. Lupia’s seminal work has led us to believe that voters can substitute voting cues for substantive policy knowledge. Lupia, however, emphasized that cues were valuable under certain conditions and not others. In what follows, we present three main findings regarding voters and what they know about California’s Proposition 7. First, much like Lupia reported, we show voters who are able to recall endorsements for or against a ballot measure vote similarly to people who recall certain basic facts about the initiative. We …
A Bridge Too Far? Directive 1344.10 And The Military's Inroads On Core Political Speech In Campaign Media,
2010
University of Georgia School of Law
A Bridge Too Far? Directive 1344.10 And The Military's Inroads On Core Political Speech In Campaign Media, Andrew A. Pinson
Georgia Law Review
In early 2008, the Department of Defense issued Directive 1344.10. Paragraph4.3.2.1 of the Directive prohibits non- active-duty military members who are nominees or candidates for political office from using images of themselves in uniform as the "primary graphic representation"in any campaign media. With the stroke of a pen, the Department of Defense effectively barred a powerful symbol of many a candidate's character, experience, and knowledge from use while on the campaign trail. This new regulation sets the stage for an epic clash between two entrenched doctrines: the strong First Amendment protection the Supreme Court has long afforded political campaign expression …
