Day: August 25, 2009

Predicting Citizens United

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 25, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

Professor Melvin Urofsky shares his views on Citizens United in this National Law Journal piece.

Former New Mexico Secretary of State Indicted

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 25, 2009
Categories In New Mexico

WSJ reports that former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Gordon has been indicted. Ms. Vigil-Giron, a Democrat who served three four-year terms as secretary of state, is accused of colluding with a political consultant and two Democratic lobbyists — also under indictment — to profit from grants intended to educate voters and boost turnout […]

New Jersey Voter Fraud Charges

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 25, 2009
Categories In New Jersey, Voting

The Star Ledger reports that there’s been another charge filed in a voter fraud investigation. The growing criminal probe by state Division of Criminal Justice and the Essex County prosecutor — which has been focusing not only on campaign workers, but on county workers as well — has been examining dozens of absentee ballots cast […]