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19 May 2021, 2:52 pm by Eric Halliday, Rachael Hanna
  In 2008, a Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-24) directed agencies to use all biometric information associated with persons nominated to the TSC for the TSDB and established “articulable and reasonable basis for suspicion” as the threshold for inclusion in the TSDB. [read post]
14 Apr 2021, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Some readers might recall a minor story from the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, in which the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, told a (false) story about having used her power as governor to refuse federal funding for a “bridge to nowhere. [read post]
1 Feb 2021, 9:01 pm by Lesley Wexler and Nicola Sharpe
Norway paved the way in 2008, mandating public companies dedicate 40% of their director positions to women. [read post]
4 Jan 2021, 9:00 am by Race to the Bottom
The 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden marked a highly contentious race with a record-setting $14 billion in election spending between the two candidates. [read post]
29 Dec 2020, 10:49 am by Jack Goldsmith, Matt Gluck
This is what happened, for example, with Patrick Nolan, whose petition for clemency was denied in 2008, but who received a pardon from Trump on May 15, 2019, without submitting a new petition. [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 1:27 pm by Elizabeth McElvein, Benjamin Wittes
It spiked in the presidential election years (with 80 contributors in 2008, 93 in 2012 and 83 in 2016) and plummeted each year after (only 21 contributors in 2009 and 18 in 2013). [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 5:42 am
Washington, he said that the Presidential Elections Clause “does not expressly delegate power to States; it simply imposes an affirmative duty” on them.[17] The issue there was whether states can penalize “faithless electors” who vote against the presidential candidate of the party that selected them.[18] The Court said yes, holding that the Presidential Elections Clause gives states this power.[19] Justice Thomas reached the same… [read post]
3 Nov 2020, 5:42 am by bhorton
Washington, he said that the Presidential Elections Clause “does not expressly delegate power to States; it simply imposes an affirmative duty” on them.[17] The issue there was whether states can penalize “faithless electors” who vote against the presidential candidate of the party that selected them.[18] The Court said yes, holding that the Presidential Elections Clause gives states this power.[19] Justice Thomas reached the same… [read post]
1 Nov 2020, 7:01 am by Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware
Founded in 2008, Three Percenters take their name from the false claim that only 3 percent of the population of the American colonies fought against the British during the Revolutionary War. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 8:10 am by Scott R. Anderson
Moreover, by determining which candidates state officials certify as the winners of their elections, state-level proceedings can determine who fills the position while a dispute is being resolved. [read post]
However, net registration rates leading up to the 2020 primary exceeded that of the 2012 primary, a more comparable election year in which only the challenging party had multiple candidates on the primary ballot. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
In it, they promise to reestablish many of the rules President Obama instituted to limit the role of former lobbyists in the 2008 transition. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 6:26 pm by Amy Howe
With the presidential election less than two months away, Ginsburg’s death will undoubtedly kick off a heated battle over how quickly the vacancy should be filled. [read post]