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4 Nov 2020, 3:45 am by Derek T. Muller
Maps then would go to the General Assembly for an up-or-down vote.Top-two and top-four primaries, and ranked choice voting: Alaska’s Measure 2 would offer several changes to elections, including replacing the traditional partisan primary with a “top-four” primary (the top four candidates in the primary proceed to the general election, regardless of party), and a ranked-choice voting system. [read post]
10 Oct 2020, 11:29 am by Eugene Volokh
" The District cannot rely on its generalized interests in protecting public health or combating the COVID-19 pandemic, critical though they may be. [read post]
29 Sep 2020, 8:14 am by Christopher G. Hill
As is always the case here in Virginia, our General Assembly has made some legislative changes that affect construction contracting. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Behind Trump’s Turkish ‘Bromance’: Lev Parnas, oligarchs and a lucrative lobbying deal NBC News – Aubrey Belford, Adam Klasfeld, Andrew Lehren, and Dan De Luce | Published: 9/22/2020 On January 19, 2017, Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavusoglu, sat down with Brian Ballard, a well-connected lobbyist serving as vice chair of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee. [read post]
21 Sep 2020, 10:40 am by Ellis Cose
The University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, asked students to stay away.Many rally participants showed up armed with rifles and other deadly weapons (thanks to Virginia’s open carry laws). [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 6:26 pm by Amy Howe
” She would describe him as “a partner truly extraordinary for his generation, a man who believed at age 18 when we met, and who believes today, that a woman’s work, whether at home or on the job, is as important as a man’s. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 2:40 am by NCC Staff
In June 1776, Jefferson’s draft version of the Declaration started with the following sentence: “A Declaration of the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in General Congress assembled. [read post]
9 Sep 2020, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
” The final paragraph includes both names, ending: We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States. [read post]
8 Sep 2020, 3:07 pm by Josh Blackman
Brown's tenant breached her agreement, he should have been able to follow the lawful process laid down by the Virginia General Assembly for retaking possession of his home. [read post]
5 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by NCC Staff
The State House was already occupied by the Pennsylvania provincial assembly. [read post]
4 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Bennie Thompson asked the inspector general for the department to review the matter. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The office also urged the inspector general to consider the consequences of actions taken by invalidly appointed officials. [read post]
5 Aug 2020, 11:29 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
The General Assembly of Maryland has continued to affirm the application of contributory negligence for many years, although more recently the state has acknowledged calls for reform. [read post]
2 Aug 2020, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
In the middle of the nineteenth century, the British philosopher John Stuart Mill noted that in a well-functioning legislative body “the proper office of a representative assembly is to watch and control the government. [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 10:18 am by John Cetor
Ralph Northam  announced a special session of the General Assembly to convene on August 18. [read post]