Category: Newsletters
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Three mandatory bar association dues cases on SCOTUS’ April 1 conference list
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The Supreme Court has 122 cases up for consideration during today’s conference, including three challenges to mandatory state bar association dues. Here’s a rundown of each of those cases. To follow along, keep an eye out for the order list to be posted here on Monday. Taylor v. Heath In this case, Michigan attorney Lucille…
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Supreme Court nominee Jackson’s committee vote scheduled for April 4
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By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Senate Judiciary Committee voting whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination on April 4 Nineteen candidates running in Oregon’s Republican gubernatorial primary on May 17 #FridayTrivia: How long was Hawaii’s statewide mask requirement in place? Our America’s Next Top Pet comPETition…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 16 (March 31, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition In this issue: Challengers to incumbents get support in Georgia and Wyoming, and Fortenberry resigns VIEWPAC endorses Jennifer Strahan against Marjorie Taylor Greene in GA-14 Value in Electing Women (VIEW) PAC endorsed Jennifer Strahan in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Strahan faces Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and…
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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 16 (March 31, 2022)
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Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition In this issue: Former Rep. Dan Lipinski endorses in IL-01 and a look at the Suffolk County, Mass. district attorney primary Jamaal Bowman down to one challenger in NY-16 Michael Gerald and Manuel Casanova withdrew from New York’s 16th Congressional District Democratic primary in recent weeks,…
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Statewide ballot measure certifications lag behind recent even-numbered years
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By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Seventy-eight measures have been certified for statewide ballots this year Candidate Connection update: One race reached 100% completion in the past week Patricia Guerrero joins California Supreme Court Statewide ballot measure certifications lag behind recent even-numbered years Seventy-eight statewide measures have…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #6
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Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…
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Redistricting news from Maryland to Wyoming and more
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By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: The latest on redistricting from Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Wyoming Our partnership with TransparencyUSA makes campaign finance easy to understand and follow A preview of Idaho’s congressional races Redistricting news from Maryland to Wyoming and more Congressional redistricting has been…
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Responses to the SEC’s disclosure rule announcement
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ESG Developments This Week In Washington, D.C. Responses to the SEC’s sustainability disclosure rule announcement In the week since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its plans to require sustainability disclosures from publicly traded companies, the reactions have been both manifold and diverse. Some support the idea, while others don’t. In any case, the…
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The busiest month for candidate filings ends with S.C. and S.D.
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By: Douglas Kronaizl Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidate filing ends in South Dakota and South Carolina this week Nebraska’s U.S. House elections see most candidates running per district since 2012 Yamhill County, Ore., recall defeated on March 22 The busiest month for candidate filings ends with S.C. and…
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Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS enters second week of March sitting
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Welcome to the March 28 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. It’s planes, trains, and…boats at the Supreme Court this week as Southwest Airlines, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Viking River Cruises are parties in three of the…