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24 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Campaign Finance Rule Makes Life Much Harder for Working-Class Challengers The Intercept – Rachel Cohen | Published: 1/16/2020 Though some organizations have been started over the last few years to help working-class candidates more effectively compete, the path to victory can still be difficult for those who cannot afford to dedicate all their time to campaigning. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 6 Lawmakers in 5 Days: New COVID-19 infections put spotlight on Congress’ loose guidelines USA Today – Christal Hayes | Published: 11/18/2020 As rampant nationwide coronavirus spikes force states to reexamine reopening efforts, Congress is still struggling to maneuver around the pandemic as it encroaches on legislative business and endangers its members. [read post]
8 Jul 2016, 7:23 am by Ronald Collins
The following is a series of questions posed by Ronald Collins on the occasion of the publication of The Burger Court & the Rise of the Judicial Right (Simon & Schuster, 2016, pp. 450), by Michael J. [read post]
19 Nov 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Bars Release of Trump White House Records to House Jan. 6 Committee MSN – Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) | Published: 11/11/2021 A federal appeals court blocked the imminent release of records of former President Trump’s White House calls and activities related to the January 6 Capitol attack after a lower court found President Biden can waive his predecessor’s claim to executive privilege. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal How Judges Navigate Offers of Free Lunch, Trips and NBA Tickets Bloomberg Law – Zoe Tillman (Bloomberg News) | Published: 6/25/2023 Recent controversies over perks accepted by Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have raised questions not only about the justices’ conduct off the bench and what they disclose to the public, but also about how the judiciary broadly enforces ethics. [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing liars to pay or apologize Las Vegas Sun – Elizabeth Williamson (New York Times) | Published: 4/2/2024 Michael Gottlieb, a partner at the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a former associate counsel in the Obama White House, is at the forefront of a small but growing cadre of lawyers deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, as a weapon against a tide of political disinformation. [read post]
3 May 2018, 3:44 am by John Buhl
Key Findings The previous “worldwide” or residence-based corporate tax system was flawed as it encouraged corporations to “invert,” discouraged corporations from repatriating foreign profits, and created a competitive disadvantage for U.S. corporations operating in foreign countries. [read post]
13 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal DeJoy Maintains Financial Ties to Former Company as USPS Awards It New $120 Million Contract MSN – Jacob Bogage (Washington Post) | Published: 8/6/2021 The U.S. [read post]
27 Oct 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Meadows Granted Immunity, Tells Smith He Warned Trump About 2020 Claims: Sources ABC News – Katherine Faulders, Mike Levine, and Alexander Mallin | Published: 10/24/2023 Former President Trump’s final chief of staff in the White House, Mark Meadows, has spoken with special counsel Jack Smith’s team at least three times this year, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only after Smith granted Meadows immunity to testify under oath,… [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is the favored launchpad for right-leaning politicians and organizations seeking groundbreaking judicial decisions restricting abortion, limiting gun laws, and thwarting the ambitions of the Biden administration. [read post]
1 Nov 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal An Ethical Minefield Awaits a Possible Second Trump Presidency DNyuz – Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, and Eric Lipton (New York Times) | Published: 10/29/2024 Days before Donald Trump became president in 2017, he promised to rein in his company’s freewheeling ways, assuring the American people his family business would not “take advantage of” his presidency. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Members of Congress, particularly Democrats, have long raised concerns that lobbying groups and other organizations use coordinated groups of amicus briefs to push courts toward favorable rulings. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As Trump Attacks Voting by Mail, GOP Builds 2020 Strategy Around Limiting Its Expansion MSN – Amy Gardner, Shawn Boberg, and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 6/1/2020 President Trump’s persistent attacks on mail-in voting have fueled an unprecedented effort by conservatives to limit expansion of the practice before the November election, with tens of millions of dollars planned for lawsuits and advertising aimed at restricting who receives ballots and… [read post]
2 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Business Groups Rethinking Value of In-Person Lobbying The Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 3/31/2021 Before the pandemic, business groups held fly-ins that allowed for in-person meetings with members of Congress and agency officials. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Alaska – Alaska Campaign Regulator Confirms $38,500 Fine Against Bronson Campaign Anchorage Daily News – James Brooks | Published: 10/11/2021 The Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) confirmed a $38,500 fine against Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s election campaign for filing inaccurate campaign expenditure reports during a runoff election. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Brooklyn’s Library Moves to Slip Books Through Red State Bans MSN – Madina Touré (Politico) | Published: 9/24/2022 The front line of America’s culture war now runs straight through the nation’s school libraries, with conservatives in dozens of states outlawing books and instruction and the left working to shield targeted authors. [read post]
17 Jan 2025, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democratic Senators Say a Campaign Treasurer Stole Their Money Yahoo News – Dave Levinthal (Rolling Stone) | Published: 1/14/2025 At least four Democratic political committees suspect their former campaign treasurer is behind the “misappropriation” of hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds, according to federal records. [read post]
11 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Abbe Lowell Is the Go-To Lawyer for Embattled Politicians. [read post]