Category Archives: legislation and legislatures

Columbia Law Review Symposium Honoring Peter Strauss

May 16, 2016, 7:31 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Somehow I missed this excellent issue honoring Peter Strauss: Symposium in Honor of Peter L. Strauss. 115 Colum. L. Rev. 1675-2069 (2015). [H]|[L]|[LA]|[W]|[WN] Katzmann, Hon. Robert A. Celebrating Professor Peter… Continue reading

“Judging Congressional Elections”

May 9, 2016, 7:06 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Lisa Manheim has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Georgia Law Review). Here is the abstract: A pivotal clause of our Constitution suffers from uncertainty and neglect. The result has scrambled the law of contested congressional elections. These high-stakes disputes… Continue reading

“Deconstructing Congressional Dysfunction: A Systems-Based Approach”

May 3, 2016, 7:16 amlegislation and legislatures, political polarizationRick Hasen

Betsy Wright Hawkings for the Democracy Fund blog.

“Should Congressional Staffers Get A Pay Bump?”

March 30, 2016, 8:37 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Lee Drutman talks to NPR.

“Grassley: Democrats Could Force a Vote on Nominee”

March 28, 2016, 5:39 pmlegislation and legislatures, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Roll Call: A top Republican senator said Monday he expects Democrats to force at least a procedural vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, challenging the GOP’s insistence that the appointment be left for the next president.… Continue reading

“Bernie Sanders Scored Victories for Years via Legislative Side Doors”

March 14, 2016, 7:59 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: The immigration bill, opposed by House Republicans, never became law. But the jobs program amendment was classic Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic socialist who has spent a quarter-century in Congress working the side door, tacking on amendments… Continue reading

3rd Circuit Seems Skeptical of Menendez Speech or Debate Clause Attack on His Indictment

March 1, 2016, 3:11 amchicanery, legislation and legislatures, Speech or Debate ClauseRick Hasen

AP reports.

“How Do Interest Groups Seek Access to Committees?”

February 15, 2016, 1:37 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Alexander Fouirnaies and Andrew Hall have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Concerns that interest groups use their financial resources to distort the democratic process are longstanding. Empirical research shows that interest groups seek access to legislators… Continue reading

“The Wait Is Over for Ex-Lawmakers Ready to Lobby”

January 19, 2016, 9:01 pmlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

Breaking: #SCOTUS Denies Contempt in Hawaii Election Case, Turns Down Obamacare Origination Clause Challenge

January 19, 2016, 7:25 amlegislation and legislatures, Supreme Court, votingRick Hasen

While attention rightly will be focused on the Supreme Court’s decision today to hear the challenge to the Obama immigration orders, two election law points of note in today’s order list. First, the Court refused to hold in… Continue reading

“Which members of Congress become lobbyists? The ones with the most power. Here’s the data.”

January 15, 2016, 11:47 amcampaign finance, legislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Jeffrey Lazarus at the Monkey Cage.

“Group of G.O.P. Senators Quietly Explore Rule Changes”

January 13, 2016, 8:27 amlegislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarizationRick Hasen

NYT: Senate Republicans will meet on Wednesday to delve into a subject that usually sets off political fireworks on Capitol Hill: changing Senate rules. But a small group of senators led by Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, has… Continue reading