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Election
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The Contingency
This Just In: Al Franken to Run
Senator Franken? Blawgletter learned today that a comedian will run for U.S. Senate in his home state of Minnesota, hoping to challenge incumbent Norm Coleman in November 2008. The news…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Rep. Duncan Hunter in the Race
Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Republican from San Diego, has thrown his hat into the three-ring circus that is the field of presidential hopefuls. The announcement deserves a notice on this…
TortsProf Blog
Presidential Hopefuls & Tort Reform
I have next to no interest in making this blog election-related, and so I won't, but will occasionally direct your attention to things like this post, which makes an effort,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Tracking of Immigration in Election 2006
Check out http://immigration2006.org Thiswebsite has attempted to catalogue how and where the immigration issue played in this election cycle and to analyze some of what we saw. In almost…
Land Use Prof Blog
Campaign signs: Free speech, nuisance, or both?
Isn’t the display of a campaign sign a quintessential example of free speech, protected by the First Amendment? You’d never know it from the breadth of American local laws…
TortsProf Blog
The Election
The National Law Journal has another take (h/t Overlawyered).
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Elections: Victory for the Civil Justice System
As trial attorneys we have been attacked for years by the insurance companies and their big business allies who want to eliminate the civil justice system and close the courthouse…
Legal Profession Blog
Update on 7000 Democratic Party Lawyers Freed Up
In a post last week, we reported from the New York Times that the Democratic Party mobilized 7000 lawyers for election day. Quote: “We’re not going to make the mistake…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Another Set of Views About the Meaning of the Election on Immigration
For a very pro-immigrant reading of the election results by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, Download sharry.rtf There are many claims that the election looks good…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Latinos Reach New Political Milestones
Los Angeles, CA – Latino candidates continue to reach new milestones in Congress and state houses across the nation, according to an analysis of Election 2006 conducted by the National…