Links of Interest: September 17-28, 2012

Elections and Judicial Performance Constitution Law Prof Blog discusses the 7th Circuit case upholding Illinois's campaign finance disclosure law which we blogged about this week. Bloomberg reported that a Montana law making it a crime for political parties to endorse candidates in state judic...
September 21, 2012

Study Reveals Police Frustration with California Diversion Law

A study of Orange County police officers reveals frustration with the state's policy of offering drug offenders treatment in lieu of incarceration. Published in the Criminal Justice Police Review, the study, "'An Absolute Revolving Door': An Evaluation of Police Perception and response to Prop 36" (...
September 20, 2012

7th Circuit Upholds Illinois Campaign Disclosure Laws

On Monday, the 7th Circuit ruled in favor of Illinois’ campaign finance disclosure law in Center For Individual Freedom v. Madigan. The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF), a Virginia-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit, hoped to run advertisements in Illinois markets during the 2010 election season.  The ad...
September 17, 2012

Links of Interest: August 27-31, 2012

Elections and Judicial Performance Election Law Blog analyzes the decision holding that Texas' Voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act. Gavel To Gavel provides a comprehensive overview of Florida's proposed merit selection amendment. Criminal Justice Sentencing Law and Policy drew our a...
August 31, 2012

“A Thousand Small Sanities” and Why Judges Matter

"A Thousand Small Sanities" is worth a look for anyone interested in learning about rational, incremental criminal justice system reform. It's a succinct, straightforward history of criminal justice reform in New York City. In Small Sanities, the Center for Court Innovation Director Greg Berman writ...
August 29, 2012