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Legislative Process
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Global Policy Watch
This Week in Congress — May 23, 2016
Congress is in for a very busy week before each chamber takes a one-week break for Memorial Day recess. The week is likely to showcase both instances in which Congress…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
Drafting Statutes and Rules: Pedagogy, Practice, and Politics
By Sara Rankin
The Fifth “Colonial Frontier” Legal Writing Conference Saturday, December 3, 2016 Hosted by Duquesne University School of Law Drafting Statutes and Rules: Pedagogy, Practice, and PoliticsThe least common, but perhaps…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
AALS Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process- New Voices in Legislation Program at 2017 AALS
By Sara Rankin
The AALS Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process is pleased to announce that it will host a "New Voices in Legislation" program during the 2017 AALS Annual…
Capital Thinking
Senate Continues Consideration of Appropriations Bills, House Process Delayed
Legislative Activity Senate Continues Consideration of Appropriations Bills, House Process Delayed The Senate is expected to pass the FY 2017 Energy and Water Development (Energy-Water) Appropriations bill as early as…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Mississippi Legislators Discuss ‘Religious Freedom Bill’
According to this Larrison Campbell article on Mississippi Today, some of the Mississippi legislators who voted for the Jesus hates gay people 'Religious Freedom Bill' sound like they already have…
ContractsProf Blog
Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act
By Mark Burge
At any given time, the Uniform Law Commission/NCCUSL is engaged in many important and useful state-law drafting projects, but one of the more interesting ones for me is its current work in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Did any real chance of federal statutory sentencing reform in 2016 die along with Justice Scalia?
Main February 14, 2016Did any real chance of federal statutory sentencing reform in 2016 die along with Justice Scalia?My mind continues to race with all the jurisprudential and political ramifications…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Return of GOP jedis trying to keep sentencing reform efforts going in Congress
Main February 3, 2016Return of GOP jedis trying to keep sentencing reform efforts going in CongressLast week via this post titled "GOP empire striking back against federal sentencing reform efforts…
Animal Law Update
Bills introduced in New Jersey’s new legislative session affecting animals and animal ownership PART II
See additional bills introduced by New Jersey Legislators below. Stay tuned for in depth analysis of some of these bills. Senate Bill No. 332 TITLE: Creates fencing crime involving stolen…
Government and Public Policy
So what’s in that omnibus spending bill that passed today?
In a gridlocked Congress, massive spending bills are sometimes the only way for legislators to get their policy priorities into law. And this one is no exception. [caption id="attachment_1022090" align="alignright"…