“[J]udges, like most other lawyers, are obsessive citers (a reflex designed to conceal the subjective and unstable character of much legal reasoning).” Judge Richard A. Posner, here.

I just received the following via email: PAE Government Services, Inc. is seeking resumes from qualified individuals interested in long- and short-term overseas assignments in support of Eastern European, Balkan and Central Asian democratization projects for the Organization for Security… Continue reading

This New York Sun article discusses Judge Guido Calabresi’s controversial remarks to the American Constitution Society’s convention. It has been getting a lot of play in the blogosphere, including this post by Eugene Volokh questioning whether the judge broke an… Continue reading

The Los Angeles Times offers this report.

Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman offers this Miami Herald oped. Here is a snippet: “Currently, the Census Bureau counts prison inmates as residents of the congressional and state legislative districts in which they are incarcerated. This affects population data and, by extension,… Continue reading

Slate offers this explainer.

The blog is back up. Here is some news that has piled up: Alan Greenblatt and A.G. Newmyer III offer Money always finds its way into politics in the San Francisco Chronicle. A letter to the editor entitled “McCain-Feingold Helps”… Continue reading

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The Houston Chronicle offers this report, which begins: “Travis County prosecutors said Wednesday they are investigating an allegation that U.S. Rep. Martin Frost illegally funneled more than $100,000 in corporate donations to Texas legislative candidates in the 2000 election.… Continue reading

The Sacramento Bee offers this report.

See this Boston Globe report. This is exactly the strategy I predicted here when the Kerry folks floated the trial balloon (since shot down) of a delayed Kerry nomination date.

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The Washington Post offers Kerry Outpaces Bush in Donations. The New York Times features Republicans Nearing Money Record for Convention.