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The Right Coast
TheClinton/Carter ScenarioMike Rappaport
is getting out. Powerline discusses Byron York's article about the possibility of Republicans taking back the Congress. For more on the Clinton/Carter Scenario see, e.g.here.Powerline even goes one step further,…
Train Law Blog
Judge Rules FRSA Complaints Not Precluded By RLA Proceedings
The railroads obviously have gotten together and agreed to push the bogus argument that any involvement by an employee in the Railway Labor Act CBA grievance-discipline process automatically constitutes an…
World of Employment
Al Franken and EFCA
By Victor Kisch
After months of litigation, Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Senate race in Minnesota. He will be the 60th Democrat in the Senate, which could enable the…
CommLawBlog
Supreme Court Says A Lot by Saying Little
In two terse-to-the-point-of-cryptic orders, the Supreme Court closed out its most recent term by sending important signals about (a) the future of election laws as they pertain to advertising and…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Franken is Minnesota’s US Senator: The Minnesota Supreme Court distinguishes Bush v. Gore
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its decision regarding the Franken-Coleman election (from November 2008). With Coleman's concession, this ends the saga; Al Franken will be seated, giving the Democratic…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Secretary General to Visit Myanmar (Burma) This Week
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar from 3 to 4 July, at the invitation of the Myanmar Government.According to a statement released by the United Nations, he plans to highlight…
The Right Coast
What Accounted for the Democratic Victory in 2008?Mike Rappaport
Given that Obama's popularity does not seem all that impressive by historical standards and that the congressional Democrats have very poor poll numbers, does this suggest anything about the Democratic…
International Law Prof Blog
Protesting the Election Results in Iran
Pictures DO speak louder than words. Have a look at this one minute video from the BBC. (mew)
The Right Coast
Barry Rubin on IranMike Rappaport
He writes: Let me put it this way. I certainly expected Ahmadinjad to win butfigured the regime would play out the game. He'd either genuinely gainvictory in the second round…
The Right Coast
Interest gub race in Jersey coming Tom Smith
I'm not a big Corzine fan. This should be good.