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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Everyone Should Vote in Tuesday’s Republican Presidential Primary
For the second presidential election in a row, Mississippi will have a relevant primary on Tuesday. Four years ago it was the Democratic primary. This year, it's the Republicans' turn. And…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Super Tuesday meets sex offender panic in Virginia
Main March 5, 2012Super Tuesday meets sex offender panic in VirginiaWith Super Tuesday on my mind (and lots of political ads on my TV), I found notable this local article…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Obama’s Environmental Conservation Ethic Giving Way to Severe Conservatism?
A few weeks ago, Mitt Romney was mocked by many for labeling himself “severely conservative” (see here, here, and particularly here for examples). While lately we have seen much focus…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Protect the DREAM Act–Say No to GOP Candidates
From America's Voice:Mitt Romney flat-out said he would veto the DREAM Act, and Newt Gingrich says he’ll weaken it. By doing so, they would both deny the dreams of so…
The Faculty Lounge
Presidential Politics and Race: Have Things Changed?
Have three years with our first black president helped us move past the issue of race in presidential elections or, at least, in regard to Barrack Obama? Prior to Obama’s…
The Faculty Lounge
SuperPACs
As SuperPACs infuse millions of dollars into the GOP primaries, critics have renewed their calls for meaningful campaign finance reform. The extent to which very wealthy individuals can influence elections…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Latino Mormons Speak Out Against Mitt Romney
Latino Mormons apparently do not like Mitt Romney's tough-on-immigration stances. It is unclear whether it will matter, however, because a majority of Latino Mormons are undocumented and cannot vote.KJ
Ohio Appellate Insights
You Break the Tie Vote on Appealing Judge Dlott’s Order in the Juvenile Court Election: Each Parties’ Letter to Secretary Husted
Update: The suspense (if there ever really was any) is over. On February 21, Secretary Husted broke the tie by siding with the Republicans to allow the appeal of Judge…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Stop the Beat from Going On and On and On: A Request to Secretary Husted Not to Take the Hamilton County Juvenile Court Case Any Further.
It is now mid February, 2012, and the November 2010 Juvenile Court race in Hamilton county is still undecided. On February 8 Judge Susan Dlott ruled that nearly 300 provisional…
The Right Coast
Santorum will never get props from the Bushites Timothy Gordon
Rick Santorum, who earlier this week completed an electoral hat trick in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado--in that order of increasing "surprisingness"--will never get his propers from machine Republicans like Karl…