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1 Apr 2009, 11:04 am
The Washington Post article cited below on the constitutionality of the DC Voting Rights bill references DOJ testimony in 2007 by John Elwood, then a Deputy at OLC. [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 9:04 am
The Washington Post reports:... [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 8:55 am
Following up on this post, see the views of Mike Stern and Bob Bauer.... [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 8:19 am
Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top lawyer, overruled the opinions of his own lawyers within the Office of Legal Counsel on the question of the constitutionality of giving the District of Columbia voting rights in the House of... [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 1:42 am
The proposed bill would give District of Columbia (DC) residents voting [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 5:48 pm
Sebelius is to appear at a hearing later in the week in front of the Senate Finance Committee, which will then vote to send her nomination to the Senate. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 3:00 pm
" If he makes it through, which he will if he gets even a single GOP vote, the message to the Obama team will be: You can pick 'em as radical as you like. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 1:35 pm
This Event In Support Of Proposed Medical Device Safety Act Is Organized By The "Campaign to Stop Corporate Immunity" Group (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The Campaign to Stop Corporate Immunity (CSCI) group has arranged for some patients injured by defective medical devices -- such as the recalled Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead wires that were used in certain defibrillators -- to be in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 for the purpose of "showing"… [read post]
28 Mar 2009, 9:32 am
A vote on a final bill shortly before Memorial Day is likely. [read post]
27 Mar 2009, 1:56 pm
Last week, we reported that two major Skadden DC partners were leaving the firm. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 1:15 pm
This week, the Maryland Senate approved by a 43 to 4 vote a bill banning drivers from text messaging whenever they are operating their motor vehicles. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 1:15 pm
This week, the Maryland Senate approved by a 43 to 4 vote a bill banning drivers from text messaging whenever they are operating their motor vehicles. [read post]
18 Mar 2009, 4:02 am
Today, Liddy will face the House Financial Services subcommittee on capital markets in DC, and chances are, he’s in for a flogging. [read post]
17 Mar 2009, 1:07 am
A few quick hits:Murky money: Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski hinted broadly yesterday that she'd probably oppose a move by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to meld energy and climate change legislation into a single package for a vote on the Senate floor. [read post]
16 Mar 2009, 1:08 pm
When I pointed out that blacks voted overwhelming in favor of Proposition 8 - California's ban on gay marriage - I was called a racist. [read post]
14 Mar 2009, 10:36 am
They simply lost that vote. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 11:56 am
Despite the for-cause removal, said the panel, the fact remained that the Act gave the SEC comprehensive and pervasive control of the PCAOB, including the approval of the Board's budget.The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, by a 5-4 vote, denied full or en banc review of the split panel decision. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 1:17 am
Americans United had sent a letter (full text) to every Senator urging them to vote against the Ensign Amendment. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 6:07 pm
Obama Is a "New Democrat"According to Politico.Com -- DC's gossipy political newspaper -- Obama told the moderate "New Democratic Coalition" that he is one of the gang:"I am a New Democrat," he told the New Democrat Coalition, according to two sources at the White House session. . . .He said he "supports free and fair trade," according to one attendee, and noted that he was "very concerned about a return to protectionism. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 6:58 am
It turns out that the vagaries of the equal vote rule currently "favor" Republicans inasmuch as Republican filibusters (which, by definition, require 41 senators to vote against cloture for a bill favored by a majority of Democrats (and, perhaps, a Republican ally or two) are possible with senators who are significantly less likely, in toto, to represent a majority of the American public than is the case with Democratic filibusters. [read post]
