ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE: JURIST's law faculty and law student staff provided 14 consecutive hours of live election night coverage from the time the first polls closed in Indiana and Kentucky at 6 PM ET Tuesday, November 2, through 8 AM ET Wednesday, November 3, when JURIST resumed its regular schedule. JURIST reported returns direct from the state elections websites and local media, carried news on legal aspects of the vote, and provided continuous updates on the fate of state constitutional amendments and propositions. Click to access our 2004 Election Live Coverage Archive.
Supreme Court hears Sixth Amendment, campaign finance cases
April 22, 2008
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [transcript, PDF] Tuesday in Giles v. California [Duke Law case backgrounder; merit briefs], 07-6053, where the Court considered whether a criminal defendant can block the testimony of the person he.... [more] 
Puerto Rico governor pleads not guilty to election fraud
March 28, 2008
[JURIST] Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila [official website, in Spanish] pleaded not guilty Friday to 19 counts [indictment, PDF; JURIST report] of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing, and other crimes. The charges stem.... [more]
Puerto Rico governor indicted on 27 counts of election fraud
March 27, 2008
[JURIST] A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico charged Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila [official website, in Spanish] and 12 associates with 27 counts of conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to campaign financing, and other crimes.... [more]
Federal judge allows Connecticut campaign finance law challenge to proceed
March 24, 2008
[JURIST] US District Judge Stefan Underhill of the District of Connecticut [official website] has ruled [opinion, PDF; ACLU-CT press release] that a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] challenging the constitutionality of certain portions of Connecticut's campaign finance law [PDF text] could proceed..... [more]
Federal lawsuit challenges New York City campaign finance rules
February 13, 2008
[JURIST] Real estate businesses have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Campaign Finance Board [official website] claiming that a new law that greatly restricts the amount that city businesses can donate to city campaigns violates the US Constitution. The suit, filed in the US District.... [more]
Democratic Party fundraiser indicted for fraud, campaign finance violations
December 5, 2007
[JURIST] Disgraced Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu [Wikipedia profile] was indicted [press release, PDF] Tuesday on 15 additional counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) [text] in connection with a massive alleged Ponzi scheme [SEC.... [more]
Democratic fundraiser charged with fraud, campaign finance violations
September 20, 2007
[JURIST] Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu [Wikipedia profile] has been charged [press release, PDF] by federal prosecutors in New York with fraud for alleged campaign finance law violations, according to a criminal complaint [PDF text] unsealed Thursday. Hsu allegedly created a massive.... [more]
Supreme Court rules in student free speech, faith-based funding, campaign finance cases
June 25, 2007
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] handed down decisions in five cases Monday, including Morse v. Frederick [Duke Law case backgrounder; JURIST report], where the Court held that public schools do not violate the First Amendment rights of students by sanctioning.... [more]
Supreme Court hears campaign finance law arguments
April 25, 2007
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] heard oral arguments Wednesday in the consolidated case [transcript, PDF; Duke Law backgrounder] of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life [merit briefs], 06-969, and McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life [merit briefs], 06-970, in which.... [more]
FEC fines 527 group $750,000 for campaign finance law violations
March 1, 2007
[JURIST] The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced a settlement [press release] Wednesday in the case against the Progress for America Voter Fund (PFA-VF) [advocacy website] for violating campaign finance laws during the 2004 election cycle. The conciliation agreement [PDF text] indicates.... [more]
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