Monthly Archives: December 2013
Jeffrey Toobin Sees Voting Rights as 1 of Top 7 Legal Stories in 2014
See here. I am writing something a bit more expanded along similar lines.
“Reid, Alexander Spar as ‘Nuclear’ Fallout Begins to Take Shape”
“Against Methodological Stare Decisis”
Evan Criddle and Glen Staszewski have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Georgetown Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
Should federal courts give stare decisis effect to statutory interpretation methodology? Although a growing number of legal scholars have answered this… Continue reading
Voting Rights Disclosure
In my Harvard Law Review Forum piece Voting Rights Disclosure, I articulate my differences with NYU Professor Sam Issacharoff’s “non-civil rights” approach to voting rights (abstract below), and I propose detailed disclosure of voting changes for federal, state, and… Continue reading
#VAAG: “Obenshain lawyer raises possible contest in General Assembly”
Times Dispatch: “The lawyer representing Republican Mark D. Obenshain in the pending statewide recount in the attorney general race on Monday for the first time openly raised the issue of contesting the election in the General Assembly if the… Continue reading
“Thanks to Congressional Inaction, Seeking Clarity From the IRS Is No Joke | Commentary”
“ALEC has tremendous influence in state legislatures. Here’s why”
It’s not just ideology:
Another major factor was the legislative resources available to lawmakers: states where legislators had smaller budgets, convened for shorter lengths of time, and spent less time crafting policy were all more likely to enact ALEC model… Continue reading
“Fix to Voting Rights Act stalled in Congress”
More Represent.Us Fueling Old Style Corruption Line in Video Suggesting Rep. Hines Takes Bribes
With Friends Like These…Dept.
“Re-Heat and Serve: Ohio Election Battles Ignite Again as Legislature Prepares to Adjourn for 2013”
“Corporate Political Spending and the Mutual Fund Vote”
Two Chances for McCutcheon This Week
SCOTUS opinions coming tomorrow and Wednesday.