The Washington Post offers this report. See also comments at the WSJ law blog, Allison Hayward and Bob Bauer. UPDATE: Paul Ryan responds to Bob Bauer.

Today’s Roll Call features two commentaries ($) on Congressional ethics reform. Norm Ornstein writes “The train wreck is ahead, and when it arrives, it will be a huge story. Indictments will suggest that the culture of corruption was very real… Continue reading

Roll Call offers this report ($), which begins: “The Federal Election Commission’s top two lawyers announced Tuesday that they will leave the agency in March to work together in private practice Larry Norton, the FEC’s general counsel, and his deputy,… Continue reading

The latest from Michael Richardson.

See this report from “Gaming Headlines,” which begins: “American Indian leaders applaud as a ‘major victory’ the Jan. 11 tabling by the U.S. Senate of an effort to amend federal campaign election laws to limit participation by tribal governments.” Thanks… Continue reading

You can find it posted by the Brennan Center. My earlier coverage, including a link to the cert. petition, is here. I’m still predicting a grant.

Kos has written this post on Daily Kos. Bob Bauer comments (though I do think he’s wrong to characterize Kos as “hard left”).

Ned Foley has written Designing the Democracy Index, the latest (now bi-weekly) column for Moritz’s Election Law site. It comments on Heather Gerken’s recent call by Heather Gerken for states to be ranked on the competency and fairness of… Continue reading

Dan Tokaji has this must-read post at Equal Vote.

Roll Call offers this report ($). Here is an interesting snippet: “House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) confirmed late Friday that his party may take a closer look at election-related issues such as electronic voting machines, but they are… Continue reading

The Washington Post offers this “Dispatch from Mississippi.”

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