The cesspool that is Chicago (and by extension Illinois) politics often leaves outsiders feeling a lot like Fortinbras at the end of Hamlet: you just can’t believe how it all could have gone so very wrong. And yet, here we are again.
This week’s news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted on Federal charges [...]
So I’m pondering whether we need some tighter regs on political advertising. My fingers are burning as I type that. How can I possibly oppose McCain-Feingold but wonder whether we need tighter regulations on political advertising, you ask? It’s a good question.
McCain-Feingold restricts the ability of citizens, through organizations, to participate in the political [...]
We had an okay class discussion about tort reform recently in Torts. (At this point in the semester I think we’re all too exhausted for a heated or animated debate on the topic.)
It amuses me that the words “tort reform” are always put in quotes in our casebook – and even in the way [...]
If you’re a Florida (or Michigan) resident suing the Democratic National Committee because their primary rules have disenfranchised you, it might be helpful to allege that you actually voted. From pages 6-7 of today’s 11th Circuit opinion in DiMaio v. DNC (citations omitted):
Notably, DiMaio never alleged that he [...]
This week I made a mistake – the second time I’ve made it really.
In a way, we opened this blog to goof off. I wanted to improve my web design skills and write about this all-consuming experience I was having. After putting up version 1.0 of the design, I found friends wanted to join [...]
Despite my conservative instincts, I have serious problems with the opposition to any form of gun control. Help me think through these issues.
[Ed Note: So... in editing and updating this post, I inadvertently deleted it. My apologies. Here' s my best effort at quickly recreating it, with notes on what I've changed/added.]
All that today’s episode of the Gong Show… er, I mean all that the latest Roger Clemens hearing on Capitol [...]
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