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

Lee Drutman talks to NPR.

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

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