“The Relationship Market: How Modern Lobbying Gets Done”
Very important analysis from Maggie McKinley and Thomas Groll over at Harvard’s Safra.
Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
“Senators Are Announcing Retirements Earlier. Fund-Raising Plays a Big Role.”
NYT’s “The Upshot:”
If you’re a United States senator thinking about retiring before the November 2016 elections, the clock is ticking.
Since 1991, more than 80 percent of senators who have announced their retirements already did so by January of… Continue reading
#SCOTUS Decides One of Its Most Important Noscitur a Sociis/Ejusdem Generis Cases Ever
Today the Court divides 5-4 on whether “records and documents” are similar to “fish and crocodiles” in some meaningful way. It’s a party for statutory interpretation geeks.
Really interesting to watch Justice Kagan write a super-snarky dissent (is the the … Continue reading
“Executive Discretion and the Rule of Law: A Positive Analysis of Presidential Signing Statements”
Dan Rodriguez, Edward Stiglitz, and Barry Weingast have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Executive discretion over policy outcomes is an inevitable feature of our political system. However, our commitment to separation of powers constrains this discretion;… Continue reading
“Elementary Statutory Interpretation: Rethinking Legislative Intent and History”
Victoria Nourse has posted this draft on SSRN (Boston College Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This article argues that theorists and practitioners of statutory interpretation should rethink two very basic concepts — legislative intent and legislative history. Textualists urge… Continue reading
“Want to influence a member of Congress? Dangle a K Street job”
Justice Ginsburg Comments on Decline in Congressional Overrides of #SCOTUS Statutory Decisions
She tells MSNBC:
“The current Congress is not equipped really to do anything,” she said. “The kind of result that we got in the Ledbetter case is not easily achieved today. Someday, we will go back to having the… Continue reading
“With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation”
Lee Fang for The Nation.
“Obama: Eliminate The Senate Filibuster”
“Democrats Exercise ‘No’ Power in Senate to G.O.P.’s Dismay”
Linda Greenhouse NYT Column on Statutory Interpretation Issues in #SCOTUS Obamacare Lawsuit
Here.