With the Chief Justice’s statement that he plans to stay on the Supreme Court as long as his health permits, it is now clear that President Bush will have no opportunity to pursue a two-seat strategy. This is too… Continue reading

The opinion is here. Early Bloomberg story here; A.P. is here. Alison Hayward offers some analysis here. I’ll have some analysis of my own later today.

See here.

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Abigail Thernstrom and Edward Blum write Do the Right Thing. (Thanks to Steven Sholk for the pointer.) A snippet: Preclearance is no longer defensible. Another provision, known as section two, takes a more reasonable… Continue reading

A.P. offers this report, which begins: “SACRAMENTO (AP) – Democratic lawmakers won’t be allowed to join the attorney general’s lawsuit that seeks to strike a redistricting initiative from the November special election ballot, a judge ruled Thursday.”

Roll Call offers this breaking news report (paid subscription required). “Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-Calif.), under fire for his dealings with a military contractor, announced that he will not seek re-election to a ninth term in the House following the end… Continue reading

The Hill offers this report, which begins: “Michigan Republicans want to bar Democrats and independents from the GOP

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “The chairman of the Republican National Committee talked to GOP lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol this week about the strategic importance to the party of

The Sacramento Bee offers this report.

The Washington Post offers this report.

The Seattle Times offers this report, with the subhead: “A socialist candidate for mayor of Seattle is asking the city Ethics and Elections Commission to conceal the names of his campaign donors from public disclosure.”

Byron York offers this column in the National Review.

See you then.

Dan Tokaji offers this Findlaw column.