Political and Legal Law

Political Players Gird for SCOTUS Ruling – RealClearPolitics

That sums up the mood as the political campaigns brace for what could be a game changer when the Supreme Court announces its ruling on the constitutionality of Obamacare. The ruling on the president’s signature achievement, his health-care law …

Political parties not serious to combat corruption: Arvind Kejriwal – in.news.yahoo.com

“The BJP is indulging in politics. If they are so serious then why do they not create an effective law for the creation of the office of Lokayukta in Himachal to combat corruption? Why are they not creating an effective … Continue reading

Executive privilege: A rocky legal and political road in U.S. history – CNN

Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama’s assertion of executive privilege ahead of a hearing before a House committee, which subsequently recommended his attorney general be cited for contempt of Congress, sets up a fight that has had mixed …

Political Perceptions: Obama Disdains the Quick Q&A – Wall Street Journal

Martha Joynt Kumar, a political science professor at Towson University … ideas with the nuance and caveats one might expect from a former Constitutional law professor. Prof. Kumar’s research shows Mr. Obama has done far more interviews …

Executive privilege: A rocky legal and political road in U.S. history – Click10.com

Whether involving treaties or treason, allegations of political coverup or extramarital sex, energy panels or U.S. attorneys, executive privilege is a legal and political tool whose use dates back more than 200 years. It is often invoked by the …

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Jumps Bail To Seek Political Asylum – Forbes

Assange has lost his various appeals against the extradition to Sweden and was on bail while one further and final appeal was considered by his legal team. He has now sought political asylum at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. There … Continue reading

Letters: Political lessons from Montana – Los Angeles Times

Bullock is wrong to view corporate speech as a threat to Montana politics. Before theU.S. Supreme Courtstruck … he never mentions that Montana law imposes no limits on speech by labor unions. That sort of uneven regulation runs directly …

Poll: On eve of Supreme Court ruling, just a third of Americans support Obama health care law – Washington Post

But there is overwhelming support among both supporters and opponents for Congress and the president to begin work on a new bill if the high court strikes down the two-year-old law. The overall level of support for the law is … Continue reading

Poll: Political leaders should work on new bill if Supreme Court throws out Obama health law – Minneapolis Star Tribune

WASHINGTON – Americans overwhelmingly want the president and Congress to get to work on a new bill to change the health care system if the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama’s 2010 overhaul as unconstitutional, a new poll finds.

Florida to carry out health law if upheld by court – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Florida’s Republican governor _ one of the staunchest opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul _ says his state will carry out the law if the Supreme Court upholds it. Gov. Rick Scott told reporters Wednesday “if it is … Continue reading