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Lawsuit of the Day: Texas Lawyer Argues That Minorities Were Too Stupid To Understand Ballot Initiative They Just Passed

Source: Above the Law, Nov 16 2012, 2:11pm CST

It’s been great fun to watch archconservatives wake up and realize what country they’ve been living in this whole time. Minorities vote too. Single women don’t like being called sluts. Gays and lesbians are everywhere. And peop ...

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54 minutes ago

Nader loses appeal of '04 ballots in Maine

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News  |   May 23 2013, 1:55pm CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state's highest court on Thursday dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in ...

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1 hour ago

Voting With Their Feet: Texas Cities Lead Nation In Population Growth.

Source: WILLisms.com  |   May 23 2013, 1:40pm CDT

Texas outperformed every other state in the nation on jobs and growth over the past decade.... The rankings are based on state GDP growth, population shifts, and changes in non-farm payroll jobs between 2001 ...

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26 weeks ago


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"The court holds that plaintiffs have failed to establish a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits … (and) have an almost impossible burden to demonstrate that the Voting Rights Act provides them the opportunity to challenge the language of Proposition 1"


Source: Above the Law

 

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1 day ago

Austin Appellate Attorney Ryan Clinton Urges New View on Shelters at 2013 Animal Law Conference

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com  |   May 22 2013, 2:51am CDT

AUSTIN, TX, May 22, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Appellate attorney Ryan Clinton of Austin, Texas, recently spoke at the University of Washington School of Law's 2013 Annual Animal Law Conference, telling attendees ...

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State official: Yuma leading the way with voting centers

Source: Yuma Sun  |   May 22 2013, 1:28am CDT

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett sees the concept of Yuma County's voting centers spreading around the state. “I think they're on the right track down here with these voting centers so that people don't have to ...

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Obama Announces Members of Election Commission

Source: The Caucus  |   May 21 2013, 5:21pm CDT

After tapping two of the nation’s pre-eminent election lawyers to lead an effort to study the way Americans vote, President Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to appoint eight additional members to a presidential com ...

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The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote | Timothy Spangler

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 21 2013, 4:42pm CDT

Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year's outing is something of an exception. As Angelenos go to the polls today under hazy May skies, everything from jobs to deteriorating schools to the dir ...

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Scott signs election law do-over, ends early primary and lengthens early voting

Source: The Buzz: Florida Politics  |   May 21 2013, 4:16pm CDT

Gov. Rick Scott has finished the fix of the flawed election law that relegated Florida to a late-night joke in 2012 by signing an elections clean-up bill passed on the final day of the legislative sessio ...

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2 days ago

Key piece of Texas budget deal pushed to deadline

Source: KLTV  |   May 21 2013, 1:55pm CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A must-pass bill that is part of a Texas budget deal remains in limbo as time is running out before a midnight deadline in the House. The House on Tuesday must pass a measure that would ask voters this November to approve a constitut ...

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2 days ago

10 things to know before you vote

Source: Reading Eagle  |   May 20 2013, 11:42pm CDT

Billboards, campaign signs and literature should have alerted voters to who will be on the primary election ballot today. Here are 10 things you should know: 1 Registration required: Don't bother to go to your friendly neig ...

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