Mark Scarberry has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Alabama Law Review). The abstract is too long for me to reprint here, but it is definitely worth clicking on the link above to read it if this subject interests you.

The latest from Minnesota.

AP offers this report.

See here.

You might want to read this.

Read it here.

The important article contains these statistics: “A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll this month found 89% of those surveyed believe the influence of campaign contributions on judges’ rulings is a problem, and 52% deem it a ‘major’ problem. More than 90% of… Continue reading

So reports Legal Times ($). The report begins: “President Barack Obama has yet to announce a nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy, which plays a key role in the judicial and U.S. attorney selection process. But… Continue reading

A rather liberal reading of Bush v. Gore appears to be Coleman’s main hope in his election contest at this point (unless the intention is really to delay the inevitable).

I have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Beginning in the 19th century and through the 2008 presidential elections, American state courts have consistently applied a rule of thumb, which I term the “Democracy Canon,” to interpret… Continue reading

Roll Call reports ($) a vote on the DC voting rights bill will occur after next week’s recess. My thoughts on the constitutionality of the bill are here.

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If you are like me, you get all of your constitutional analysis from Comedy Central. Here‘s Stephen Colbert on the DC voting rights bill.

Can vote fraud 100 years ago provide the basis for a new constitution in Alabama? See here and here.