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13 May 2020, 12:13 pm by Brad Schnure
Finally, as New Jerseyans look to the governor to lift his restrictive orders and to allow for the reopening of our beloved state in a manner that is both safe and sustainable, it is clear that the Legislature must provide steady oversight. [read post]
12 May 2020, 9:00 pm by Austin Sarat
”Even liberal Justice Stephen Breyer got into the act conjuring a “future Senator (Joseph) McCarthy” let loose on an unsuspecting President.But, the paranoia of a President who always sees himself as a victim was most vividly channeled by the nimble Sekulow who repeatedly reminded the Court, in the mode of an overeager civics teacher, that there are 2,300 district attorneys in the United States. [read post]
12 May 2020, 10:11 am by Marcia Coyle
Article II, Section 1 provides that “[e]ach State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress. [read post]
11 May 2020, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
(Certain corruption offenses can be charged within seven years, but the unauthorized-use prohibition is not among them.)Going forward, one might hope that, where existing statutes are inadequate to the task, state legislatures would enact criminal laws clearly forbidding the likes of the Bridgegate scheme, but even if they do, there is no guarantee that such laws will be vigorously enforced. [read post]
11 May 2020, 1:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
The National Conference of State Legislatures has requested $300 billion in flexible state and local aid. [read post]
9 May 2020, 10:33 pm by Josh Blackman
Indeed, at the time the Constitution was ratified, and for decades thereafter, several of the original states provided for the appointment of prosecutors by either the judiciary or legislature.3Although the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 ultimately gave the appointment to the executive, it originally provided for the judicial appointment of United States Attorneys.4 … Indeed, for virtually the entire period since the Civil War,5 Congress, through statutes similar to… [read post]
9 May 2020, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
The Philadelphia Convention flip-flopped repeatedly between section by “the national legislature,” or by electors chosen by the state legislatures. [read post]
8 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Senate battleground scene recently, reporting millions of dollars in spending backing Democrats in key races. [read post]
7 May 2020, 4:00 pm by Alfred Fraijo Jr. and Alison Martinez
Existing concerns about affordable housing compounded by new economic uncertainties related to the coronavirus pandemic will likely draw increased attention to SB 899 when the State Legislature reconvenes this month. [1] Please see here for our prior article on SB 50. [read post]
6 May 2020, 12:01 pm by Scott R. Anderson, Margaret Taylor
This appears to be why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reconvened the Senate on May 4, despite Monahan’s warnings. [read post]
5 May 2020, 1:27 pm by Hayley Tsukayama
We urge the California legislature and Governor Newsom to pass measures that would protect our privacy now, in the aftermath of this crisis, and beyond. [read post]
5 May 2020, 11:02 am by Hanibal Goitom
 The Constitution also states that The President may, in consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, proclaim and declare and the existence of a state of emergency in the Republic or any part thereof. [read post]
4 May 2020, 6:30 am by Sandy Levinson
  Madison’s principal objection to the Constitution, beyond the “evil” of equal voting power in the Senate, was the failure of the Convention to authorize Congress to veto any and all state legislation adverse to the national interest. [read post]
1 May 2020, 5:28 am by Gritsforbreakfast
They also mandated citations instead of arrests for most Class C offenses, a measure which passed the Texas House each of the last two sessions but couldn't get hearings in the Texas Senate. [read post]
1 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Burr is also one of the Senate’s biggest beneficiaries of the industry’s largesse. [read post]