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This paper will appear in the American Journal of Legal History.

Politico reports. I wonder if a strategy of starting with a disclose bill aimed solely at improved disclosure would have been a smarter move. MORE: Roll Call says Sen. Lautenberg will oppose the bill if it has the NRA… Continue reading

See here.

Jonas Lerman says yes. I wrote briefly about this issue years ago and concluded otherwise, but I have not yet read Lerman’s paper.

Peter Wallison and Joel Gora have written this article for The American.

The Weekly Standard on DOJ and the Black Panthers.

SCOTUSBlog offers this post. Acting SG Katyal probably made the right call here. Now other circuits can reach contrary results on the constitutional question, at least forestalling a Supreme Court ruling on this question.… Continue reading

Cleta Mitchell has written this WaPo oped.

That’s according to the site meter website and it does not include the 800 people who receive my full text postings each day via email on the election law listserv. I never imagined that there would be such interest in… Continue reading

Jamie Raskin, Ilya Shapiro, Steve Simpson, and I will be discussing this issue over lunch at an event at American University on June 24 from 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Steve Wermiel will moderate, and lunch will be served. The event… Continue reading

Guy Charles blogs on the O’Donnell “straw donor” case.

You can read it here.

A candid oped from Meredith McGehee: “According to the House leadership’s vote count, the fix was needed to ensure passage in the House. The NRA is just that powerful within the House and especially among the Blue Dog Democrats. Like… Continue reading