VRA CHALLENGE. Roll Call. “House Republicans face a political dilemma as they consider how — and whether — to rewrite the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court neutered some of its most powerful provisions last week.” SECOND AIDE QUITS. Story here. “A second aide to Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., resigned last week as part […]
DOMA AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Caplin & Drysdale. “Presumably, the Federal Election Commission will now interpret the word ‘spouse’ to include all legally married couples where it appears in federal campaign finance law. This would end DOMA’s discriminatory impact in this area.” DOMA’S LIKELY IMPACT. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The Supreme Court’s decision today invalidating the Defense of Marriage […]
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 […]