9th Circuit Affirms Renzi Conviction
The opinion, again rejecting a defense under the Speech or Debate Clause, is here. Rick’s earlier coverage is here. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Speech or Debate Clause
“The Legislator-Lobbyist Privilege?”
Very interesting post at Point of Order. … Continue reading
“House Lawyers Defend ‘Speech or Debate’ Protections”
Legal Times: A bipartisan group of congressional leaders filed court papers Tuesday defending the constitutional shield that protects members of Congress and their staff from being forced to provide information about legislative activities. The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the … Continue reading
“Developing a Speech or Debate Clause Framework for Redistricting Litigation”
Christopher Asta has posted this draft on SSRN (NYU Law Review). Here is the abstract: The Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution protects legislators from being “questioned” at trial about their legislative acts. This protection shields legislators from … Continue reading
“Former Rep. Rick Renzi Convicted in Corruption Case”
Roll Call reports. So I’ll now be updating a few things in the Legislation chapters of my work in progress, Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law: Examples and Explanations. (From alleged to convicted…) … Continue reading
“Dueling Speech or Debate Privileges in the Renzi Case”
Interesting discussion at Point of Order. … Continue reading
“The Curious Case of Rick Renzi”
Interesting Speech or Debate Clause issue in the Renzi trial. … Continue reading
Texas court denies privilege for congressional redistricting conversations
Yesterday, the federal court handling most of the mammoth Texas redistricting litigation denied a motion by members of Congress to prevent disclosure of their conversations to the Texas legislators conducting redistricting. Michael Li, who’s been following all of the back … Continue reading
“9th Circuit Denies Rehearing in Renzi Case”
Legal Times has this post on the one-page order declining to rehear the Speech or Debate Clause case en banc. No dissents, although some predict a cert grant. You can find Rick’s post on the panel opinion here. … Continue reading
Support for an en banc rehearing in Renzi
Before we get to a cert. grant in the case against former Rep. Richard Renzi, there’s the matter of potential en banc proceedings. The bipartisan legal advisory group of the House of Representatives (which reflects the House’s official institutional position … Continue reading
Adler Predicts a Likely Cert. Grant in Renzi Case
Here. I’m inclined to agree. UPDATE: Mike Stern too. … Continue reading
Breaking News: Former Rep. Renzi Loses Appeal on Speech or Debate Clause Grounds in Ninth Circuit
I have posted the opinion in United States v. Renzi at this link. There is also an unpublished portion of the opinion (which I have not seen), reinstating the racketeering act dismissed by the district court. Here is the introduction: … Continue reading