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Election
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Abortion and the Election: “The Silent Issue”
Newsweek: The Silent Issue, by Lisa Miller:Abortion hasn't been a central debate in the 2008 campaign. But thatdoesn't mean that its opponents feel any less strongly about it.It's abortion,stupid. For…
The Legal Watercooler
I Voted, Moving On
With a sigh of relief I voted today. FINALLY, what felt like the longest election cycle will be over in a few hours.In what is being described as the costliest…
Chicago IP Litigation
Election Day Blawg Review
Make sure to vote today, if you have not already. Once you have voted, check out the special election-themed Blawg Review at the Faculty Lounge -- click here to read…
Sentencing Law and Policy
VOTE, VOTe, VOte, Vote, vote, votE, voTE, vOTE, VOTE…
Main November 4, 2008VOTE, VOTe, VOte, Vote, vote, votE, voTE, vOTE, VOTE...or you have much less moral authority for complaining about the nature and direction of American laws and society!!In…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Any speculations on what this Election Day could mean for the death penalty?
Main November 4, 2008Any speculations on what this Election Day could mean for the death penalty?There are a number of state initiatives concerning sentencing and drug policy reforms that might…
ImmigrationProf Blog
First Election Returns In! Obama Landslide?
CNN reports that "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Nonprofits Step Up to Monitor the Election
Numerous nonprofits will spend today tracking possible problems at the polls and providing the public with the latest information. For example, Video the Vote plans to post up to 1,000…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Election Day – Just Vote (Even for the Duck)
Today is election day and in the pre-dawn hours, I'll be at the polls supporting local politicians. As this blog has attempted to remain apolitical, I'll follow the New York…
Legal Pad
Report: Early voting troubles in Los Angeles
Update (4:48 p.m.): Election Protection lawyers say that as of 4 p.m. they've fielded more than 72,000 calls from concerned voters around the country, including 5,096 fromCalifornia. Los Angeles County…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Monitoring Elections and Voter Fraud
By Ellen Podgor
DOJ has geared up for election day. A press release talks of a July 2008 training symposium, and also told of the work of the civil rights division to minimize…