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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
NY Times: “In Poll, Women Are Supportive but Skeptical of Clinton”
Katharine Seelye and Dalia Sussman report in today's New York Times:Women view Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonof New York more favorably than men do, but she still faces skepticismamong some women,…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Bloomberg Quits G.O.P., Stirring Talk About ’08 Race
Adam Nagourney reports for the New York Times:Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York announced this evening that he was quitting the Republican Party and changing his political affiliation to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bloomberg (the Independent) and Immigration
Tonight, the word is out that Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, is no longer a Republican. This has fueled further speculation about a possible presidential bid. In…
ImmigrationProf Blog
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Berkeley Journal of African-American Law and Policy's 2007 Symposium: "Setting the Agenda: Examining the Critical Legal Issues Facing African-Americans and Minority Communities in the 2008 Election"As the 2008 election…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
GOP Contenders In Iowa: Some Highlight Abortion Stance While Others Avoid Issue
From the Washington Post, GOP Contenders Flock to Iowa, by Peter Baker:To the extent that the candidates differed on substance, the field divided into two camps. Two front-runners who spoke…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and the French Presidential Elections
The Christian Science Monitor (here) has an article reporting on the competition among the French presidential candidates for the immigrant vote. "The immigrant communities are empowering themselves politically. An election…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Newt is Back!
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been rumored to be a possible Republican presidential candidate. And he is back to his old tricks! AP reports (here) that, on Saturday, Gingrich…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Political Telephone Harassment Conviction Reversed
By Ellen Podgor
The First Circuit reversed the conviction of James Tobin, the former New England Regional Director for the Republican National Committee, for his role in a scheme to jam telephones used…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Irony of the Day
To comply with state law, ballots and election materials related to an anti-illegal immigrant ordinance going to Farmers Branch, Texas voters May 12 will be printed in English and Spanish.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Giuliani’s, Romney’s Views on Abortion Could Affect Their Chances of Winning Republican Party Presidential Nomination
The Kaiser Daily Women's Health Report summarizes stories from The Los Angeles Times and USA Today on Thursday, which examine how the abortion views of former New York City Mayor…