Lyle Denniston Previews Williams-Yulee for SCOTUSBlog
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More Bauer on Williams-Yulee
“Supreme Court to Review Bans on Solicitations in Judge Races”
Liptak NYT preview of Williams-Yulee.
“RNC set to issue rules to cut, regulate, presidential debates”
Vanderbilt Law Review Roundtable on Williams-Yulee Judicial Campaign Case Before SCOTUS
This looks good:
Our current Roundtable considers Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar, to be argued before the Supreme Court on January 20, 2015. In Williams-Yulee, the Court considers whether a rule of judicial conduct that bans judicial candidates from… Continue reading
“Legislative leaders put Pence White House bill on ice”
IndyStar:
Indiana’s top legislative Republicans said Tuesday that a bill allowing Gov. Mike Pence to run for the White House and governor on the same ticket is unlikely to be approved this year.
“First African-American Elected to Senate by Popular Vote Dies”
Roll Call:
Trailblazing former Sen. Edward W. Brooke has died, the Boston Globe reported Saturday. He was 95.
The Massachusetts Republican was the first African-American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction and the first to be elected by popular… Continue reading
“2016 Populism on Left — or Right — Worries Chamber of Commerce”
“North Dakota will consider election law changes as Heitkamp-for-governor rumors swirl”
“A Bipartisan Push to Limit Lobbyists’ Sway Over Attorneys General”
Eric Lipton for the NYT:
In state legislatures and major professional associations, a bipartisan effort is emerging to change the way state attorneys general interact with lobbyists, campaign donors and other corporate representatives.
This month, during a closed-door meeting of… Continue reading
Pro-Ben Carson Super PAC Has Raised More Money than “Ready for Hillary”
Fascinating Trip Gabriel piece.
“Advocacy Groups Tell Lawmakers To Back Off”
Peter Overby:
Three advocacy organizations — across ideological lines — are telling congressional investigators to back off in a probe of EPA ties to a leading environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California… Continue reading
More on Efforts to Open Up the Presidential Debates to Minor Party and Independent Candidates
“Grimes pledges legal challenge if Paul attempts simultaneous races”
WHAS: “Six weeks after she lost her own bid for the U-S Senate, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (R-Kentucky) tells WHAS11 if U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) tries to appear on the same ballot for both Senate and… Continue reading