When the City’s top lawyer met with the Brooklyn Museum’s board to seek a resolution to the emerging controversy, board members found him so threatening that his visit escalated rather than defused the crisis.
Corporation Council Michael Hess’ actions, which amounted to throwing gasoline on a fire, bring to a head questions about the role of the city’s Law Department.
Presidential candidate George W. Bush has put down $43,500 of the $37 million he has raised to rent a plot of land for a day outside the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The reason for this astronomical land grab? The Iowa Republican Party is holding a non-
The idea of electing judges has an unsettling aspect that is almost self-evident. As Justice John Paul Stevens once said to the American Bar Association, the practice “is comparable to allowing football fans to elect the referees.” The practice is even more problematic when, as in a recent case from Louisiana, the fans occupying the luxury boxes exert a highly disproportionate influence over the electoral results.
The announcement that Gov. George W. Bush raised an eye-popping $36.3 million in the first six months of 1999 has raised the question of whether he would forgo public funding and its accompanying voluntary spending limits for the presidential primary seas
The race for the Republican presidential nomination is well under way and no one doubts that Texas Gov. George W. Bush is the man to beat. That being the case, the other GOP candidates know that if Governor Bush cannot be knocked off of his pedestal, they better start working on a concession speech and prepare for a farewell appearance on “Larry King Live.”
Fighting a discharge petition, the House Republican leaders have shown great ingenuity in defending our broken campaign finance system. But Senate Majority Leader Lott (R-Miss.) is reportedly ready to best this intransigence by nominating to the Federal Election Commission the James Watt of campaign finance: Bradley A. Smith, an associate law professor at Capital University Law School.
City Lawyers Let Public Down
Daily News
October 14, 1999
City Lawyers Let Public Down
By Matthew Diller
When the City’s top lawyer met with the Brooklyn Museum’s board to seek a resolution to the emerging controversy, board members found him so threatening that his visit escalated rather than defused the crisis.
Corporation Council Michael Hess’ actions, which amounted to throwing gasoline on a fire, bring to a head questions about the role of the city’s Law Department.
Contribution Limit Heads to Court
Read why the Supreme Court should uphold contribution limits.
End Political Football With the Poor
Albany Times-Union
September 9, 1999
End Political Football With the Poor
By Deborah Goldberg
That's One Expensive Barbecue
Presidential candidate George W. Bush has put down $43,500 of the $37 million he has raised to rent a plot of land for a day outside the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The reason for this astronomical land grab? The Iowa Republican Party is holding a non-
The Soul of an Elected Judge
Legal Times
August 9, 1999
The Soul of an Elected Judge
By Mark Kozlowski
The idea of electing judges has an unsettling aspect that is almost self-evident. As Justice John Paul Stevens once said to the American Bar Association, the practice “is comparable to allowing football fans to elect the referees.” The practice is even more problematic when, as in a recent case from Louisiana, the fans occupying the luxury boxes exert a highly disproportionate influence over the electoral results.
Gov. Bush Can Show the Way on Campaign Spending
The announcement that Gov. George W. Bush raised an eye-popping $36.3 million in the first six months of 1999 has raised the question of whether he would forgo public funding and its accompanying voluntary spending limits for the presidential primary seas
A Close-Minded Judge is Out of Order
The Boston Herald
July 5, 1999
A Close-Minded Judge is Out of Order
By Mark Kozlowski
The race for the Republican presidential nomination is well under way and no one doubts that Texas Gov. George W. Bush is the man to beat. That being the case, the other GOP candidates know that if Governor Bush cannot be knocked off of his pedestal, they better start working on a concession speech and prepare for a farewell appearance on “Larry King Live.”
Cruel and All Too Usual
The National Law Journal
June 28, 1999
Cruel and All Too Usual
By Gillian Metzger
'Thin Constitution is Light Fare'
Legal Times
June 14,1999
‘Thin Constitution is Light Fare’
By Mark Kozlowski
This Mr. Smith should not go to Washington
The Hill
June 9, 1999
This Mr. Smith should not go to Washington
By E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Fighting a discharge petition, the House Republican leaders have shown great ingenuity in defending our broken campaign finance system. But Senate Majority Leader Lott (R-Miss.) is reportedly ready to best this intransigence by nominating to the Federal Election Commission the James Watt of campaign finance: Bradley A. Smith, an associate law professor at Capital University Law School.
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