This BNA report ($) says that Speechnow.org is asking for the DC Circuit to issue the mandate immediately so that the ruling becomes effective now. The story also says that the time to appeal runs until June 24, answering one… Continue reading
John Matsusaka and I have posted this short piece (forthcoming, Columbia Law Review SIDEBAR) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This is a short Response to Robert D. Cooter & Michael D. Gilbert, A Theory of Direct Democracy and the… Continue reading
The Hill offers this report about the possibility, which I mentioned here, that White House Ethics counsel Norm Eisen could be leaving the White House for an ambassadorship.
Even if it happens, it is likely at least months away.… Continue reading
BNA ($) says all is still not rosy at the FEC: “Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub protested that one of proposed rulemaking items was not required by court decisions. The item Weintraub objected to involves limits on political party spending that… Continue reading
This morning’s New York Times story on SG Kagan talked about how she handled the last campaign finance case before the Supreme Court: Citizens United. But I’ve been wondering how she’s going to handle the next campaign finance case potentially… Continue reading