“Amid gridlock in D.C., influence industry expands rapidly in the states”
Reid Wilson for WaPo.
Category Archives: legislation and legislatures
“Court dismisses Congressman Rangel’s challenge to his House censure”
“Ballotpedia Issues Massively Detailed Report on Competition in U.S. Elections 1972-2014”
BAN:
Ballotpedia has issued this report on competition in U.S. elections for state and federal office. There are so many fascinating and important conclusions, it would be a disservice to readers to try to single out any particular findings.… Continue reading
“Parties Coming to More Agreement (Just Not on Who Deserves Credit)”
Carl Hulse NYT analysis.
Florida Legislator Proposes Amendment Adding Emoticon to Bill
It is a winking smiley.
“The U.S. Attorney’s Troubling Decision in the Lois Lerner Case”
“Trucking and Rail Industries Turn State Troopers Into Unwitting Lobbyists”
“After the Override: An Empirical Analysis of Shadow Precedent”
Brian Broughman and Deborah Widiss have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Abstract:
The ability of Congress to override judicial interpretations of statutory language is central to legislative supremacy. Both political science and legal scholarship assume, often… Continue reading
“How to Avoid the Sex-Trafficking Bill’s ‘Surprise’”
NYT’s The Upshot:
A once-popular bill to help victims of sex trafficking was derailed in the Senate recently when Democrats discovered that language restricting funding for abortions was in the bill — sneaked in, they charged, by Republicans.
If… Continue reading
“Insincere Rules”
Michael Gilbert has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Virginia Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Sincere rules mandate behavior a rule-maker wants, while insincere rules mandate different behavior. To illustrate, if a legislator wants cars to travel at 55… Continue reading
“McConnell Makes Changes, but Senate Gridlock Remains”
NYT:
WASHINGTON — When he became majority leader, propelled by sweeping Republican victories last year, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vowed to run a more productive and traditional Senate than his Democratic predecessor, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
In… Continue reading
“The ‘Moneyball’ effect on K Street: The influence game gets scientific”
“Obamacare case shows Congress often misses mark when writing legislation”
Paul Kane writes for WaPo.