Sarasota County Weighs Impact of Live Local Ruling
County commissioners are expected to hear how a judge’s ruling on D.R. Horton’s Celery Fields-area application could affect other Live Local Act cases.
Trump’s Washington Projects Face Courts and Congressional Scrutiny
A court order and an incoming Democratic Congress put Trump’s Washington projects under legal and budgetary pressure, while his Oval Office monument proclamation creates a review process rather than an…
Connecticut’s Town-Based Legislature Collides With “One Person, One Vote”
In 1964, a federal court ruled that Connecticut’s one-representative-per-town House system violated the emerging constitutional standard of equal representation. The United States reapportionment revolution pushed the state to amend its…
Valadao Loss Closes a Chapter for House Republicans Who Impeached Trump
CBS News projected that Democrat Randy Villegas defeated Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s 22nd District. Valadao was the last House Republican who voted to impeach President Trump over the…
Stock-Futures Lawsuit Challenges CFTC Approval
Cboe, Citadel and other members of a coalition are challenging the CFTC’s approval of stock-linked perpetual futures, but available reporting does not quantify any federal budget impact.
Election Day Tests Trump, Congress and Redrawn Districts
Voters are deciding control of Congress as competitive Senate races, new district maps and a dispute over federal election monitoring put representation and oversight under scrutiny.
Minnesota Charges O’Keefe and Higby in Election Case, Citing Poll Worker Reports
Minnesota has charged conservative activists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with unlawful voting and identity theft over alleged false names used while starting the state’s vouching process during the Aug.…
DOJ Bid Puts California’s Ballot Rules Before Supreme Court
A Justice Department request to isolate disputed mail ballots tests how far federal authority can reach into a state’s election-counting procedures on the eve of voting.
Supreme Court to Weigh Federal Home-Distilling Ban
The justices will resolve a split over whether Congress may use its taxing power to prohibit the production of distilled spirits in private homes.