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Legislative Process
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Criminal
New Texas Bill Would Create Problems for Right to Record
A new bill around recording the police in Texas is causing waves with photographers, who believe their right to record is being taken away. And it basically is. [caption id="attachment_603695"…
Education Law Prof Blog
President Says He Will Veto Legislation That Undermines the Federal Role in Education
By Derek Black
Earlier this year, I posted on the strong shift in approach to reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and how it was placing the federal role in education…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Tie vote ends effort to end the death penalty in Montana
Main February 24, 2015Tie vote ends effort to end the death penalty in MontanaAs reported in this local article, headlined "House deadlocks on bill to abolish death penalty in Montana,"…
Global Insurance Blog
UK: Insurance Bill: Out with the old and in with the new…
The new Insurance Bill is set to reform business insurance law in the UK. Currently making its way through Parliament; yesterday saw its final reading in the House of Commons.…
Capital Thinking
Keystone, LNG Export Push Continues in Congress
Legislative Activity Senate Completes Keystone Consideration Last week, the Senate completed consideration of S. 1, the “Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act,” and passed the legislation by a vote of 62-36.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
House Passes Bill Banning Federal Funding for Abortions
The Wall Street Journal: House Passes Bill Prohibiting Federal Funds Being Used for Abortions, by Kristina Peterson & Louise Radnofsky:Some female Republican and centrist lawmakers helped scuttle a vote on…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
House GOP Leaders Drop Planned Vote on 20-Week Ban After Controversy Within Party
The Washington Post: Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers, by Ed O'Keefe:House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on an anti-abortion bill amid a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Proposed Bills Are First Up on Labor Committee’s Agenda
The first few days of the new Connecticut legislative session are, dare I say it, kind of fun from an outsider perspective. That is, if you know what you are…
Capital Thinking
Why Congress Should Pass Trade Promotion Authority
Following a dramatic end to the 113th Congress – which saw year-end compromises around defense spending authorization and the so-called “cromnibus” appropriations bill – President Obama and the newly-elected Republican…
The Right Coast
Kim Strassel: Closing Down the Harry Reid Circus – WSJ
And while he isn t officially running the Senate anymore, he s still running on a Senate dysfunction agenda. New Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to restore the place…