Protecting the Right to Counsel: Lessons from New Orleans
Many assume that communications with a lawyer are confidential, protected by the Sixth Amendment right of access to legal counsel. The truth, however, is far more complicated.
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Public Support for Campaign Finance Reform: New Evidence to Help Solve a Festering Problem
Utilizing a new dataset and original survey design, Jorgensen, Song and Jones achieve unexpected findings of use to campaign finance reformers. Contrary to much of the existing scholarship, they find that providing voters with more information can increase support for reform, and that framing the problem as a “broken system” that incentivizes elected officials to focus on fundraising instead of serving the majority of constituents — rather than as corruption — is most persuasive. -
Verdict on Singapore -- Better Real Estate Deals Than Bombing Runs
Summit hype and hoopla may have the lasting significance of an infrastructure week. -
#MeToo Too Far: Reflection on a Judge's Recall in California
The instinct to punish judges for an unpopular or mistaken decision is alive and well and imperiling judicial independence. -
It is not the money. It is what it does.
Abu El-Haj argues that not all money in politics is created equal. Some political spending amplifies the voices of the super-wealthy few. But money invested in building sustainable political consciousness and voter engagement is money well spent from a democratic standpoint. -
Has Trump Found His “Get Out of Jail Free” Card?
By insisting he can pardon himself, the president has transformed a theoretical debate into a real one. -
Trump’s D-Day Gift to Canada: A Trade War
Trump’s eagerness to embark on a global trade war not only jeopardizes the booming American economy, but also runs counter to both the short- and long-term interests of the Republican Party. -
One Reason Trump Tax Cuts Are Benefiting Big Firms More than Anyone Else
As most Americans wait for the touted growth to kick in from the Trump tax cuts, we turn to tax scholar Jenny Brown to learn more about how large businesses derive significant tax benefits from persistent political giving. -
Slamming the Door Shut to Foreign Meddling in America
The failure of our leaders to fully acknowledge just how that weapon was deployed means that we haven’t mustered the political courage to erect new defenses. -
Voucher-Funded Seattle Candidates Relied More on Constituents than on Non-Constituent Donors
Early evidence shows public financing vouchers that enable all voters to participate in campaign giving encourages candidates to focus more on constituents than on faraway donors.
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