Looking forward to reading this by John Matsusaka: The ability of economic interest groups to influence policy is a common theme in economics and political science. Most theories posit that interest group power arises from the ability to influence elected… Continue reading

WaPo reports.  

Bob Egelko for the SF Chronicle: The author of the thwarted initiative to split California into three states said Thursday he’s dropping his proposal, while denouncing the state Supreme Court’s decision to remove it from the November ballot. In a… Continue reading

This unanimous order is unsurprising and welcome (given the analysis I put forward in this LA Times oped): Time constraints require the court to decide immediately whether to permit Proposition 9 to be placed on the November 6, 2018,… Continue reading

Law.com reports: “A constitutional amendment that could create more charter schools should be removed from the November ballot because it is misleading, the League of Women Voters of Florida alleged in a lawsuit.”

Horvitz & Levy on the lawsuit filed earlier this week challenging the proposed initiative to divide California in three.  More coverage of the case from the SF Chronicle.

LAT reports on a case filed yesterday in the California Supreme Court to block Prop. 9, which would divide California into three states.

I have written this oped for the LA Times. It begins: The Cal-3 ballot measure set to be voted on in November needs a mercy killing from the California Supreme Court, and if it comes fast enough, it could… Continue reading

Opinion.

John Caragozian and Nat Stern have posted this article on SSRN (Northeastern University Law Review). Here is the abstract: Voter-enacted ballot initiatives have proved an effective means by which citizens can change state law in the absence of legislative willingness… Continue reading

David Ettinger blogs.  

Josh Silver WaPo oped: Less than a day after voters in Maine voted to expand Medicaid in their state, Gov. Paul LePage (R) moved quickly to subvert their democratic will, announcing Wednesday that he will not implement the expansion until… Continue reading