The Houston Chronicle offers this report. A snippet: “As Congress considers ethics reforms amid a lobbying scandal, critics of the system argue that the rapid growth of earmarks has made it harder to reduce the federal budget deficit while… Continue reading
Legal Times offers this report, which begins: “President George W. Bush got a lot of applause during his State of the Union Address Jan. 31 when he urged Congress to ‘pass the line-item veto’ as a way of reducing… Continue reading
The Washington Post offers this report. Meanwhile, Dana Milbank writes of plans to “kick some old guys out of the House gymnasium.” Roll Call (paid subscription required) reports that “Despite bipartisan rumblings of dissent, the House waded into a… Continue reading
Dean Mundy offers this Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel column, which begins: “The recent tire-slashing case garnered great notoriety far beyond southeastern Wisconsin.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer offers this report, which begins: “Philadelphia’s ordinance to regulate campaign spending was under siege yesterday after its first major test, beset by questions over its legality and confusion about the meaning of the word candidate.
Stephen Goldstein offers this South Florida Sun-Sentinel column, which begins: “With statewide elections looming in November, think doom and gloom. Going on six years after the 2000 presidential debacle, if you vote in Florida, you should still assume that… Continue reading
Jim Bopp reports that “the 3 judge DC District Court panel has set a hearing in Wisconsin Right to Life v. Federal Election Commission for Friday, February 17 at 3:30 pm.”
The State of Texas’s brief is here. The Republican Party of Texas’s brief is here. I have uploaded this amicus brief supporting Texas on the voting rights issues from Edward Blum and Roger Clegg. Meanwhile, the Washington Post… Continue reading
I have uploaded the amicus brief here. The U.S. government brief supports the arguments of the state of Texas that the Texas re-redistricting did not violate section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The brief is interesting both for… Continue reading
The plaintiffs in WRTL have asked for expedited review of the case on remand to a special three-judge court in Washington D.C. From the press release:
Wisconsin Right to Life has asked the District of Columbia District Court to… Continue reading
See this report from the Salinas Californian, which begins: “After hearing complaints that backers of the general plan initiative violated voters’ rights, Monterey County supervisors Tuesday postponed deciding whether to place it on the June ballot. Supervisors, after certifying that… Continue reading