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Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new report complaining about the erosion of criminal intent in federal law
Main May 6, 2010Notable new report complaining about the erosion of criminal intent in federal law As detailed in this NACDL press release, yesterday the Heritage Foundation and NACDL released…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Deal on Abortion Helps House Clinch Victory on Health Care Bill
NY Times: House Approves Health Overhaul, Sending Landmark Bill to Obama, by Robert Pear & David M. Herszenhorn: WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation thatwould provide…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
What’s Still Alive for the 2010 General Assembly Session
With some notable exceptions, only the bills that make it out of the Labor & Public Employee Committee have a chance for passage in the 2010 General Assembly session. (Of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Health Care Reform’s Fate Hinges on Civil Procedure “Whiz”
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
This weekend's New York Times piece Parliamentarian in Role as Health Bill Referee begins with the following story from Alan S. Frumin's law school days: "To his classmates, one trait stood…
The Right Coast
Kopel on the Slaughter SolutionMike Rappaport
Dave Kopel asks a couple of questions about the Slaughter Solution. One question is whether "the House at the start of a session [could] adopt a rule which states that…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Why Stupak is Wrong on Abortion Coverage in the Senate Bill
Slate Magazine: Why Stupak Is Wrong, by Timothy Noah:The Senate bill doesn't fund abortions. Here's why he thinks it does. A central puzzle of the health reform debate is why…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
How Will Abortion Coverage Fare in the Reconciliation Process?
RH Reality Check: Nelson Restrictions Most Likely Outcome of Reconciliation Process, by Jodi Jacobson: President Obama is expected to unveil his final health care package ina news conference later today....…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Senate’s Catch XXII and the Constitutional Option
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
The Senate can do away with its cloture requirement by a mere majority vote, writes Yale Law Journal articles editor Aaron Zelinsky today on the Huffington Post. Zelinsky argues that Senate…
Sunshine in Missouri
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By Jean Maneke
The hearing on House Bill 1445 has been postponed to February 23. More time for you to plan to rearrange your schedule....
Vorys on Labor
Becker Nomination Fails to Garner 60 Votes
By Nelson Cary
President Obama's nominee to the NLRB, Craig Becker, failed to garner the support necessary to overcome a filibuster earlier today. Click here for the ABC News story. As a result…