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Alabama’s Effort to Suppress Black Vote Couldn’t Prevent Huge Turnout

14 Dec 2017, 11:45 am

Following the Republican primary run-off between front runners Roy Moore and Luther Strange, Merrill said that 674 people who voted in the run-off had also voted in the Democratic primary and recommended that they be prosecuted. [read post]

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No, You Don’t Have to Swear an Oath to Hold Public Office

13 Dec 2017, 2:07 pm by Kevin

I’m guessing someone had to talk him out of both options. [read post]

Lowering the Bar - http://www.loweringthebar.net/

Hope Lives: Pressing Collins and Corker and Flake on Tax Bill

13 Dec 2017, 10:51 am by LindaMBeale

There are a few I haven't mentioned, such as the likely inclusion of taxation of tuition benefits to undergraduate and graduate students. [read post]

ataxingmatter - http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/

[Jonathan H. Adler] Did the Alabama Special Election Increase the Odds of Justice Kennedy's Retirement?

13 Dec 2017, 9:30 am by Jonathan H. Adler

If I'm wrong, well, I can't exactly offer you your money back now can I? [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

Trump: I said Roy Moore would not be able to win the general election | TheHill

13 Dec 2017, 6:25 am by Tom Smith

“The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election,” the president said. [read post]

The Right Coast - http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/

Five takeaways from the Alabama Senate upset | TheHill

13 Dec 2017, 6:13 am by Tom Smith

via thehill.com I hope this doesn't upset tax reform too much. [read post]

The Right Coast - http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/

Another Trump tweet, further processing the Roy Moore defeat.

13 Dec 2017, 5:51 am

Now, here's what he tweeted at 5:22 AM:The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

The write-ins wrote out Roy Moore.

13 Dec 2017, 4:44 am

Add it up yourself:The photo of Roy Moore is a screen grab I made from "LIVE NOW: Roy Moore's Election Night Headquarters.... [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

Trump absorbs the Roy Moore loss: "the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!"

13 Dec 2017, 3:26 am

In this case — I'll say, modeling optimism — Trump is better off looking for good things elsewhere than stuck with Roy Moore, his candidate, in the flesh, in the Senate, vocalizing social conservatism in an unappealing way and attracting a big expulsion effort.Do you remember that it was called a "stunning defeat" for Trump when Roy Moore won the primary? [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

2 people watching the election results — on 2 different channels, at different locations — just told me they can tell the newspeople already know Roy Moore will win.

12 Dec 2017, 7:28 pm

I was finishing that last post.Meade was watching Fox News, and he just started talking about how he could tell by the way they were talking that they are seeing some sort of information — which they're not revealing — that shows them Roy Moore will win.A minute later, I got a text from my son Chris, saying "The tone of the punditry on CNN makes me think they know he'll win. [read post]

Althouse - http://althouse.blogspot.com/

The Utterly Terrible GOP Tax "Reform" Scam

12 Dec 2017, 2:20 pm by LindaMBeale

They don't care, I guess, because "those people" are less likely to be wealthy and less likely to vote Republican. [read post]

ataxingmatter - http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/

DRIVEN TO QUALIFY AS A U.S. ATTORNEY, FROM A TINY IRISH VILLAGE TO THE BIG APPLE

12 Dec 2017, 11:48 am by BARBRI

Aoife Moore Kavanagh MY NAME IS AOIFE MOORE KAVANAGH and my desire to qualify as a U.S. attorney actually began in San Francisco during summer work travel through the J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor program. [read post]

Be BARBRI Ready - http://www.barexambrief.com/

Roy Moore's Election: The Conservative Case Against Him | National Review

12 Dec 2017, 11:29 am by Tom Smith

via www.nationalreview.com I'm glad I don't live in Alabama. [read post]

The Right Coast - http://rightcoast.typepad.com/rightcoast/

The Fourth Circuit Travel Ban Argument: Framing the Challengers’ Case for the Supreme Court

12 Dec 2017, 10:00 am by Peter Margulies

In Dames & Moore v. [read post]

Lawfare - http://www.lawfareblog.com/

"I encourage you to take a stand for our core principles and for what is right. These critical times require us to come together..."

12 Dec 2017, 4:55 am

Or is Roy Moore's whole public persona a "side show" with "antics"? [read post]