This seems like an appropriate solution to Supreme Court decisions preventing restrictions on judicial fundraising: New York’s top court officials will bar the state’s hundreds of elected judges from hearing cases involving lawyers and others who make significant contributions to their campaigns, a move that...
Author: Scott Lemieux
Looks like the atrocious South Dakota "jutsifiable homicide" bill has been shelved, with even the governor noting that whatever the voices in Jensen's head say passing a statute whose langauge.
I have no idea what Phil Jensen intended. But the language of the bill would clearly apply to the murder of abortion providers. The applicability of the "justifiable" exception only.
Tony LaRussa's decision to embarrass himself looks even more embarrassing right now: According to Ken Rosenthal, a source told him the Cardinals offered Albert Pujols roughly $20 million per season before contract negotiations failed to create a new deal on Wednesday. The offer was probably...
A couple quibbles with Matt here: I think this is a mistake. An enormous amount of significant legislation passed in Lyndon Johnson’s second term. As I wrote yesterday, the 1950.
Apparently some people still believe that the Wilpons facing a billion-dollar lawsuit will affect the ability of the Mets to pursue premium free agents. How wrong they are! The Mets.
Anna Reisman has a review of Seth Mnookin's very good-looking new book that's worth reading in its own right. And it's always worth being reminded about the consequences of failing to immunize children because of bullshit junk science: Mnookin doesn't fault parents for searching for...
Another neglected masterpiece of American cinema deals with a second landmark case that has returned to the center of constitutional discussion: Alas, the high production values cannot hide the fact.
As appalling as the reactions to the rape sexual assault* of Lara Logan that Mary Elizabeth Williams discusses are, the comments are actually worse. [via] ...see also. And also. *Corrected,.
Jerry Richardson.
Shorter Tony LaRussa: "Albert Pujols has a moral obligation to help me win (and make more money) for below-market rates, and if he won't fulfill his obligation it must be.
I cited it in my Prospect piece yesterday, but for people interested in the history of the Commerce Clause, I strongly recommend Jack Balkin's forthcoming article. I would add the.