Last summer, we hailed a decade of progress opening up Congressional data to the public and praised Congress and Speaker Ryan for committing to making deliberative decisions more transparent online. This morning, we are faced with the U.S.Source: Congress should honor its commitments to transparency...
Following the hotly contested 2016 presidential election, California has set a new voter registration record, with 19.43 million residents now signed up to vote. More than 20,000 voters have been added to the rolls since Oct.Source: California has a new voter registration record: 19.43 million are signed up to vote...
California had more than 19.43 million registered voters as of early last month, with voters shunning party affiliation at a growing rate, according to new state registration numbers. Democratic and Republican registration dropped slightly from the Oct. 24 cutoff before the Nov.Source: California voters continue to shun political party identification...
On March 14, the Democratic presidential electors who had sued to overturn a Washington state law that fines “disobedient” electors dropped their lawsuit. Their court papers do not explain why they dropped it. The case is Chiafalo v Inslee, w.d., 2:16cv-1886.Source: Washington Presidential Elector Lawsuit Dropped...
Today, the Center for Responsive Politics is releasing new personal financial data for members of the Trump administration.Source: OpenSecrets adds data on executive branch personal finances – but White House officials have yet to file disclosures...
A senior staff member for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used a private email account five years ago to set up meetings on climate change with prominent environmental groups.Source: EXCLUSIVE: NY AG’s Private Email History Raises Questions About Anti-Exxon Campaign...
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold edged back into the political sphere Wednesday, announcing he is launching a group that will advocate abolishing the Electoral College.The group, LegitAction, also will focus on voting rights, campaign finance reform and “protecting the independence and credibility of” the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a statement.Source: Russ Feingold launches new group aimed at ending Electoral...
Rick Hasen thinks that Judge Gorsuch “misstates” the holding of Citizens United v. FEC in his Senate testimony, when he states: Derek Muller disagrees.Source: Hasen on Gorsuch on Citizens United...
As most any law student can tell you, “strict scrutiny” is the toughest standard of judicial review in federal court. Normally, it applies whenever the government seeks to place limits on the exercise of a “fundamental right.Source: Senator Klobuchar on Campaign Finance: An Admission Against Interest?...
Gorsuch is a refreshing departure from that trend. He has eagerly and substantively participated in the national debate over some of our most sensitive issues.Every president and senator has expressed a commitment to placing the best and the brightest on the court, though few seem to agree on the qualitative measures for such nominees. Historically, the record is not encouraging....
