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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Why It Probably Doesn’t Matter What Bunny Mellon Thought in John Edwards Trial
Via Political Wire comes this Walter Shapiro TNR piece suggesting the prosecution will prove the Bunny Mellon did not know about the Edwards affair when she gave the money to Edwards. Shapiro asks: “If Bunny Mellon did not know about… Continue reading
“6 Things to Watch for at John Edwards Trial”
Josh Gerstein reports for Politico.
“How to Beat Citizens United”
E.J. Dionne holds up NYC public financing as a model.
Lugar Accuses Mourdock of Violating Federal Campaign Law
See this press release beginning: “Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock likely violated federal election law by using state campaign funds for his federal U.S. Senate campaign, according to a legal analysis conducted for the Lugar campaign.”
John Edwards, Tom DeLay, Don Siegelman and the Criminalization of Politics
My new Slate jurisprudence column begins: “If politics makes for strange bedfellows, so too it seems do political prosecutions.”
Another snippet:
It is no wonder then that liberals and conservatives have rallied around these politicians, despite the fact that most… Continue reading
NYT Editioralizes in Favor of Senate Electronic Camaign Finance Reporting
Gee, it would be nice if the Senate joined the 20th century.
“Civic Organizations and Investor Groups Call Upon Congress to Approve the DISCLOSE Act”
See this press release.
“Make prosecutors prove ‘quid pro quo’ in bribery cases”
Ted Olson and David Debold:
Columnist George F. Will recently wrote that “(u)ntil the Supreme Court clarifies what constitutes quid pro quo political corruption, Americans engage in politics at their peril because prosecutors have dangerous discretion to criminalize politics.”… Continue reading
“An Inside Look at the DCCC Research Department”
Roll Call reports.
“Republican Groups Help Romney Fill Cash Gap With Obama”
Bloomberg reports.
“Shift on Executive Power Lets Obama Bypass Rivals”
Must-read front page Charlie Savage NYT piece. “’Obama’s not saying he has the right to defy a Congressional statute,’ said Richard H. Pildes, a New York University law professor. ‘But if the legislative path is blocked and he otherwise has… Continue reading
“World French Twitter Users Outsmart Election Law With Cheese, Flan References”
Time: “Dutch cheese, Hungarian wine, rotten tomato and flan were just a few buzzwords thrown around in the French Twitter community on Sunday, when users wittily tweeted in code to skirt a French law prohibiting voting predictions in the… Continue reading
Important Bob Barnes Piece on Using Legislative History at Supreme Court
Here, at WaPo.