VRA DECISION IMPACT. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act will change the country’s politics. And in some cases, the change could come as soon as 2014.” FREE SPEECH OPINION. Here. DID LERNER WAIVE? The Hill. “The House Oversight Committee will vote Friday on whether an Internal Revenue […]
Category: New York
6.19.13 political law links
16 WATCH. The Times. “Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat and one of Barack Obama’s first backers in the Senate in his bitter presidential primary fight against Hillary Rodham Clinton, threw her support on Tuesday to the political action committee pressing Mrs. Clinton to run for president.” VRA RULING SOON. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court […]
Wednesday’s political law links, 6-12-13
RENZI CONVICTED. Politico. “A federal jury on Tuesday convicted former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi on more than a half dozen corruption charges accusing him of using his office for personal financial gain and looting a family insurance business to help pay for his 2002 campaign.” CA: FORMER CANDIDATES FINED. LA Times. “Two former state lawmakers […]