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Legislative Process
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
S.D. abortion debate leaves Legislature quietly – for now
From the South Dakota Argus Leader:As the 2007 Legislature winds down without an abortion ban, thoughts are turning toward what happens next in the battle.Some think that while the ban…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ugly debate inWilsoncase
Main February 20, 2007Ugly debate in Wilson caseInstead of dealing with the fact that Genarlow Wilson is serving a 10-year sentence for a crime that the Georgia law now classifies…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Courts Look to New Congress for Leadership on Immigration Reform
Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today issued a statement welcoming the start of the 110th Congress and pledging assistance…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Response to the Call for “Comprehensive” Immigration Reform
Here is the beginning of a response from John Fonte of the Hudson Institute to a recent commentary posted on this blog by Tamar Jacoby but more of a challenge…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More on the Two Hearings Yesterday
On the day that Congress began duelinghearings on competing versions of immigration reform, President Bush onWednesday reasserted his desire for a comprehensive plan to give legalstatus to the more than…
ImmigrationProf Blog
States Considering Their Own Immigration Laws
State legislatures are considering hundreds of proposals dealing with undocumented immigration, reflecting the exasperation of many local officials with Congress' failure to address the issue.In Arizona, the House passed a…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Amendments Offered to Spector Bill
Amendments Filed to the Chairman’s Mark Last Updated: Monday, March 6, 2006 -- 11:30 pm The rules of the Senate Judiciary Committee require first degree amendments to legislation to be…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Task Force in Tennessee
A sign of the evolving demographics in the country:State Rep. Eric Watson (R-Bradley County) last week announced that he will be serving on a newly-formed task force to study immigration…
Sui Generis--a New York law blog
If you can’t beat ’em, sue ’em December 12, 2005
By Niki Black
If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em December 12, 2005 In Urban Justice Center v. Pataki, minority legislators from the New York Assembly and Senate, along with the Urban Justice…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Congress votes database offers RSS feeds of members’ individual votes
The Washington Post has added a Congress votes database which allows users to track the votes of a specific member of Congress through RSS feeds as their individual votes are…