In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice has rarely exercised its preclearance power under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to stop election adminstration rules from taking effect. But in a letter issued Monday, DOJ declines to… Continue reading
The AP reports here that Rep. Ahn Cao, the only House Republican to support the health care bill, “has seen his fundraising drop by nearly 40 percent since his vote,” although he continues to enjoy support from Republican leaders. In… Continue reading
My father, Marty Hasen (z’l–may his memory be a blessing), has passed away. I’ll be taking a break from blogging for about a week, and Dan Tokaji will be filling in. More about my dad in a future post.
I would not dismiss the possibility out of hand. On the other hand, Georgia’s history will make a more compelling case for Section 5’s continuance than an Austin utility district.
This morning the Court decided Hertz Corp. v. Friend, a case involving what a corporation’s “principal place of business” is for purposes of a diversity jurisdiction statute. I became interested in the case after reading Anita Krishnakumar’s post on… Continue reading
“To review the bidding: Campaign spending may undermine the integrity of the judicial system. The same goes for a gag gift of confectionary genitalia. But a love affair between the judge and prosecutor in a death penalty case is, in… Continue reading
Following up on this post, the federal district court in San Diego has issued this clarification order, which will allow independent expenditure committees to accept unlimited sums from corporations, unions, and other non-individual entities in San Diego candidate… Continue reading
Politico says yes, but I remain skeptical that anything will pass this year, for a number of reasons—not the least of which is Sen. McCain’s re-election issues, which are pushing him to the right and perhaps against supporting the… Continue reading