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By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a bid to further weaken campaign finance laws, but said it would consider the case of an Alabama death row inmate whose previous appeals were rejected due to a missed filing deadline for paperwork. Corey R. Maples, convicted in 1997 of killing two men after a night of boozing and drug use, argued that he had endured negligent legal representation from the outset, including two court-appointed attorneys who cautioned a jury it might appear they were "stumbling around in the dark." During the appeals process, Maples got burned by two New York ...
Former Sen. Russ Feingold Launches 'Progressive Movement'
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyFormer Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, regarded as liberal but independent during his three terms in the Senate, says he is starting a "progressive" movement to support like-minded candidates and fight the influence of corporate money in campaigns. Feingold, who was defeated in his bid for reelection in November, has rejected calls from some liberal voices to challenge President Obama as a candidate of the political left in the 2012 Democratic primaries. Instead of returning to electoral politics, he said in a new video he's forming Progressives United, a group that will have a political ...
Year in Review: Immigration Law, Health Care and More, Arizona-Style
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyIn this three-part series, legal analyst Andrew Cohen takes a look back at the year in the law. Part 1 focused on the year's most under-reported legal stories. Part 2 focused on the year's most over-reported ones. And Part 3 wraps up the package with a look at major legal events and issues. A Grand Canyon in the Law Lawlessness is to Arizona what horses are to Kentucky, a point of pride if not an outright industry. This was true when the place was a territory (see, e.g., Tombstone), it was true in the mid-1980s when the Arizona Outlaws played in the USFL, and it was true in 2010, when ...
Feingold Won't Filibuster
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyVia RedState's Moe Lane: Sen. Russ Feingold will not filibuster FISA. As Lane points out, Feingold is a star in the McCain constellation, having co-sponsored the famous, or infamous, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, otherwise known as McCain-Feingold. Senator Feingold promises the FISA compromise won't pass quickly, but not that it won't pass. He refers to the surveillance program of the last six years as misstep, and is seeking a commission to assess our surveillance needs, but the former McCain ally won't be filibustering. That's something I file under: Hmm. Interesting. ...
Hillary Has Bills
By Dave - Politics DailyAnd I'm sure she could use help from Obama to pay down some serious campaign debt: The clock is ticking fast on her personal loan, made to her campaign after Super Tuesday, due to federal laws meant to keep politicians from lining their own pockets with contributions from contributors. The last day Clinton can solicit contributions to repay the personal debt is Aug. 28 - the day Obama is set to be nominated at the Democratic convention. After that, Clinton can't be reimbursed by more than $250,000 - a tiny fraction of her outstanding loan. Some reports have speculated that the personal ...
Clinton's $20 Million Hole
By David Knowles - Politics DailyOver the weekend, Hillary Clinton's campaign confirmed that it is now $20 million dollars in debt. Some have speculated that any deal that lays the groundwork for her exit from the Democratic race will have Barack Obama picking up Clinton's trail of unpaid bills. While many Clinton supporters scoff at this notion, and cheer their candidate to soldier on until the convention in August, there may be a more compelling reason to settle up before then. Actually, make that 11 million reasons. From US News and World Report:Experts disagree on whether or not Clinton will actually stick in the fight ...
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