“Juror 11” from the Stevens trial has a blog. The AmLaw Daily seems to have identified the juror. Colleen Walsh, a.k.a. Juror No. 11, discussed the jury’s deliberations, her assessment of the lawyers for both sides, and Stevens’s performance on the stand. The juror suggested–as many trial observers had guessed–that Stevens didn’t help himself by […]
Author: Eric Brown
Federal Money for State Race?
This news from Honolulu involves using federal campaign funds for a state run for office. U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, who is thinking about running for governor in 2010, has a potential $1.2 million challenge.
Transition Rules Trip Anti-Tobacco Lobbyist?
President-elect Obama’s rules for lobbyist participation in the transition may or may not have been tripped, according to Politico. One of the leading members of President-elect Barack Obama’s Health and Human Services transition team was an anti-tobacco lobbyist as recently as September, a position that would appear to break a transition team rule that prevents […]