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Legislative Process
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The Right Coast
Mitch McConnell in no mood for bipartisanship – John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman – POLITICO.com
Mitch McConnell still hasn t gotten over December s traumatic fiscal cliff showdown.via www.politico.com
Sentencing Law and Policy
Death penalty repeal moves forward in Delaware while faltering in Colorado
Main March 27, 2013Death penalty repeal moves forward in Delaware while faltering in ColoradoThe latest sign of the sentencing times is that death penalty repeal bills are getting extended consideration…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After state senate vote, Maryland appears poised to repeal its (already dormant) death penalty
Main March 6, 2013After state senate vote, Maryland appears poised to repeal its (already dormant) death penalty As reported in this extended Washting Post article, earier today the "Maryland Senate…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Republican Lawmakers Want to Eliminate Contraception Mandate Using Purse Strings
The Hill - Healthwatch: GOP lawmakers say spending bill should target contraception mandate, by Sam Baker:A group of House Republicans said Tuesday that a bill to fund the federal government…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Can a Legislature Criminalize Legislation?
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A bill introduced in the Missouri legislature would criminalize the introduction of other legislation. HB 633 would amend the state statutes to provide:Any member of the general assembly who proposes…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Alabama House to Vote on Law Attempting to Close State’s Last 5 Abortion Clinics
ThinkProgress: Alabama Republicans Advance Bill to Close Last Five Abortion Clinics In The State, by Adam Peck:Republican lawmakers in Alabama took a crucial step on Wednesday towards their goal of…
The Right Coast
SOTU responses Tom Smith
I think I like Rubio but his SOTU response was not yet ready for prime time. The gulp of water was, well, sort of odd, but the worst thing was…
The Right Coast
Henninger: Obama’s Thunderdome Strategy – WSJ.com
Better late than never, Speaker Boehner now sees that Barack Obama's notion of political competition is Mad Max inside the Thunderdome: "Two men enter, one man leaves."via online.wsj.com
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bipartisan Group of Senators Propose Compromise Immigration Reform Plan
Numerous news outlets report that a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has agreed on a plan to grant legal status to eligible undocumented immigrants, which could form the basis for an…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Luff on Captured Legislatures and Public-Interested Courts
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Patrick Luff (Arizona State) has posted Captured Legislatures and Public-Interested Courts to SSRN.Public choice, the dominant paradigm of modern regulatory theory, argues that government activity provides benefits to small, organized…