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Legislative process

The Right to Bear Arms and the Right of Self-Defense

February 26, 2010

The online edition of Cardozo Law Review de● novo has an entire issue devoted to the latest Second Amendment Supreme Court cases.  The title of this special issue is called Firearms, Inc. and it includes essays and articles on: 

The legal and historical American right to bear arms.
The right of self-preservation and resistance.
The Second Amendment, the Fourteenth [...]

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It's all politics now.

January 22, 2010

The fundamental premise of the Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC is that a corporation should have the same First Amendment rights to engage in political speech as any citizen, because a corporation is simply an "association of citizens" in the "corporate form." I think this is going to lead to the politicization of [...]

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Legislative Tracking and Web 2.0

September 11, 2009

Here is a nice review of 3 web sites for researching federal legislative information.  I added the Thomas site because it is such a good site and also has RSS feeds.

Thomas (Library of Congress)- purpose of the site is to make federal legislative information freely available to the public.  Search for bills, Congressional Committee information, [...]

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Health Care Reform- Will it Happen?

June 12, 2009

"The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on health care – in 2007 we spent $2.2 trillion.  Despite consistent increases in spending, disparities among demographic groups persist. Low-income Americans and racial and ethnic minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of disease, fewer treatment options, and reduced access to care. With unemployment [...]

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Souter's Confirmation

May 4, 2009

Not a lot of analysis here, just a personal reflection. In the fall of 1990 I was fresh out of law school and had been Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, for less than a year.

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Equal Pay for Women: The First Step

January 30, 2009

Yesterday, President Obama signed his first legislative action, endorsing the Fair Pay Act intended to give workers more time to sue in court for pay discrimination based on sex or race.  The new law passed by Congress, the “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act” reverses the Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear which held that [...]

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More on Obama and Guns

November 17, 2008

Interesting post over at ABC News about a question on the Obama Transition Team questionaire.  The question reads:
Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun?  If so, provide complete ownership and registration information.  Has the registration ever lapsed?  Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it [...]

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What Will Happen With Alaska's Senate Seat?

November 9, 2008

In Alaska, there is still no call in the race between Democratic challenger Mark Begich and Republican incumbent (and recently convicted felon) Ted Stevens, who has a 3,200 vote lead with 81,000 ballots still to be counted.  Some think that the uncounted ballots may push Begich over the top.  But what if Stevens wins?  Will [...]

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Gun Company President Forced to Resign Over Obama Support

November 3, 2008

I, for one, don't think an Obama administration would be that much different than a McCain administration on gun-control issues.  Both candidates have come out in support of closing the gun-show loophole in the Brady Law background-check requirement.  McCain is against assault-weapons regulation, but most people know that the 1994-2004 assault-weapons ban didn't do much [...]

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Brady Campaign Endorses Obama

October 13, 2008

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has this morning endorsed Senator Barack Obama in the presidential race.  Perhaps not a surprise, though I wonder whether it helps Obama or hurts him.  The Brady Campaign says in its press release that "The difference between the two tickets is clearest with regard to assault weapons," pointing [...]

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Presidential Candidates and Gun Control

October 6, 2008

Interesting story over at MSNBC today:  "Shooting for the sweet spot:  How McCain, Obama say they'll balance crime and the Second Amendment."  It compares the presidential candidates' positions on 2nd Amendment and gun control/gun rights issues.  We already know what the National Rifle Association thinks:  it is planning to spend $40 million this year opposing [...]

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Interesting "Open Carry" Handgun Case in Cleveland

September 29, 2008

While one must have a license to carry a concealed handgun in Ohio, it is currently legal to carry the same handgun openly in most places.  The Plain Dealer has an interesting story this morning about a person arrested last month, apparantly while carrying openly.  The twist is that police charged him with concealed carrying [...]

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