“4 lawmakers fight effort to depose them over election-law changes”
The Orlando Sentinel reports.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
“State ignores voters on constitutional convention; Majority voted in favor of con-con in 2010, yet it hasn’t been convened”
J.H. Snider has written this oped for the Baltimore Sun.
“Republicans May Block Nominees After Obama Recess Appointments”
Bloomberg reports.
Criticism of PA Justice Baer
Following up on this post, the Pa. GOP has blasted Justice Baer for talking to the press about an ongoing case and for taking at trip to Puerto Rico while the redistricting opinion is pending.
Thought of the Night
Despite all the talk of the influence of money in a post-Citizens United world (and I do believe it is a problem for the legislative process), it is heartening that public opinion on the presidential election seems driven to a… Continue reading
“So Who’s a Lobbyist”
This NY Times editorial endorses reforms from the the lobbying task force of the American Bar Association [Disclosure: I am a member of the task force].
“Testimony in Texas Redistricting Trial Ends”
The latest from D.C.
Does the “Stand by Your Ad” Provision Have Any Meaning?
Andrew Kaczynski tweets about Mitt Romney statements during debate: “Romney just said I doubt an ad is mine. Well it is. Earlier he said he doesn’t watch ads he approves.”
“Pro-Mitt Romney super PAC seems to parallel his campaign”
USA Today reports.
“Romney tax returns detail funds not identified in ethics forms”
Tom Susman Talks with NPR About Gingrich, Lobbying, and His Advice
“Special filing: Redistricting opinion coming tomorrow”
Horvitz & Levy’s “At the Lectern” blog reports on the CA Supreme Court redistricting decision coming tomorrow.
“Breaking down the Florida GOP’s redistricting map”
The Fix reports.
Pa. Supreme Court Justice Gives Interview About Ongoing Redistricting Case
This [corrected link] is behind a subscription wall, but it is very unusual for a judge to comment about an ongoing case like this. A few quotes from Justice Baer: ““It takes a week or so to write a majority… Continue reading