“Dems Hedge on Franken Seating”
Politico offers this report.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Yet Another Partisan 3-3 Split at the FEC
BNA reports ($).
“Voting Rights and the Beneficiaries of Selma”
Edward Blum has written this article about NAMUDNO for The American.
“Small Donors, Large Donors and the Internet: The Case for Public Financing After Obama” [Corrected title]
Michael Malbin has written this paper and posted it at the Campaign Finance Institute website.
This goes to the top of my reading list. I always learn from Michael’s work.
Ned Foley’s Tour de Force on the Equal Protection Issues in Coleman-Franken
The lawyers for both sides would be crazy not to meticulously study this blog post/law review article in disguise by Ned. I don’t agree with his bottom line (on unanimity being the most important value here) and I don’t… Continue reading
Op-Ed Versions of Law Review Articles from Leading Law Reviews
That’s the idea behind the Legal Workshop magazine. Here is the press release. (I owe them an op-ed version of The Untimely Death of Bush v. Gore, 60 Stan. L. Rev. 1 (2007)). UPDATE: Larry Solum offers some provocative … Continue reading
Bauer Giving Up the Daily Blog
Read it and weep.
Bob makes good points, points I have struggled with myself. One difference is that Bob has blogged a few significant paragraphs of substance every day. I, on the other hand, see about 80% of my… Continue reading
“South Carolina GOP Sues to Close Primaries to Dems”
“Groups accept Obama rules – for 1 night”
Politico offers this report, which begins: “The two major Democratic congressional fundraising committees agreed to forego lobbyist and political action committee cash at a June fundraiser in order to land President Barack Obama as the keynote speaker.”
Franken Wants Expedited Hearing in Coleman Election Contest Appeal
Jay Weiner: “Meanwhile, the Franken side will file a motion Tuesday morning to expedite the process. Franken’s side wants the Coleman team to have its brief in by Monday, with Franken’s reply by May 2 and Coleman’s reply to… Continue reading
Did Bad Legal Advice, or Politics, Keep Sen. McCain from Choosing Sen Lieberman as a Running Mate?
As I’ve noted, Richard Winger debunked the argument of a McCain adviser that West Virginia’s “sore loser law” prevented Sen. McCain from running for President with Sen. Lieberman on the ticket.
But was it really bad legal advice that… Continue reading
“Nonprofit Groups to Push for Exceptions to Lobby Rule”
The NY Times offers this front-page report.
My Review of Manfredi and Rush
Political Science Quarterly has published my review (no online access yet, but it should be here eventually) of Christopher P. Manfredi and Mark Rush, Judging Democracy (2008), at 124 Political Science Quarterly 213 (2009).
Yasmin Dawood’s very good review of… Continue reading
Jeffrey Rosen on NAMUDNO
A must-read, provocative column.