Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
Linda Greenhouse NYT Column on Statutory Interpretation Issues in #SCOTUS Obamacare Lawsuit
Here.
“Democrats Learn to Love the Filibuster”
“No, national vote shares don’t much matter for the Senate. But the House is different.”
“K Street won’t get blank check on Hill; But they will still be looking to add language favorable to clients and to insert pet projects.”
Now Posted: Revised Version of Response: Conscious Congressional Overriding of the Supreme Court, Gridlock, and Partisan Politics
Here.
And a reply from Christiansen and Eskridge is coming soon too.
“Republicans in state governments plan juggernaut of conservative legislation”
Reid Wilson reports for WaPo.
“Teach Congress a Lesson”
Reps. DAVID N. CICILLINE and SCOTT RIGELL have written this NYT oped calling for mandatory ethics training for House members.
“Senate abruptly wraps up, capping least productive Congress in modern history”
WaPo:
The least-productive Congress in modern history drew to an abrupt close late Tuesday as the U.S. Senate extended dozens of expired tax breaks but failed to renew a federally backed terrorism insurance program supported by big businesses and… Continue reading
“‘In Push Out’ Provision, Example of How Congress Does Its Job”
NYT:
How Representative Kevin Yoder’s “push out” provision survived is not, as many have suggested, a tale of dark favors done in back rooms at the last minute. Instead, it is how powerful lobbies work their will, slowly, persistently,… Continue reading
“CRS Report Details Perks for Outgoing Members of Congress”
Roll Call:
Even though lawmakers who will not be returning to Congress in January might feel downtrodden, they can find solace in the fact that they retain some congressional perks.
Those perks, ranging from floor access to permanent identification… Continue reading
“Denying Deference: Civil Rights and Judicial Resistance to Administrative Constitutionalism”
Bertrall Ross has posted this draft on SSRN (University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract:
What determines the level of deference the Supreme Court gives to agency interpretations of statutes? One explanation is that deference choices accord with… Continue reading
“Wall St. Had Invested Heavily in Dodd-Frank Changes”
Eric Lipton for the NYT:
For Wall Street it must seem like money well spent.
An analysis of the House vote on Thursday on the $1.1 trillion federal budget bill — which included a contested provision that will roll back … Continue reading