ACS Blog Round-up: 10/1-10/6
Highlights from the ACSBlog over the past week:
- An analysis of the Supreme Court heading into the 2007-08 Term, by court-watcher Doug Kendall of Community Rights Counsel.
- Robert F. Bauer, partner and Chair of the Political Law Group at Perkins Coie, of Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, in which the Supreme Court heard oral argument last week regarding whether Washington State's “modified blanket primary” system impermissibly deprive parties of their right to choose their candidates.
- Analysis by Mary Price, Vice President and General Counsel for Families Against Mandatory Minimums, of Kimbrough v. U.S., in which the Supreme Court heard oral argument last week regarding judicial discretion to depart from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, particularly in the context of their 100-to-1 crack-powder sentencing disparity.
- A discussion of recent policy changes related to college loans by John Weaver.
- Video excerpts from ACS' 2007-08 Supreme Court preview, including Harvard law professor Carol Steiker discussing the federal sentencing cases and Paul Smith, a partner with Jenner & Block LLP, examining the election law cases.
- Video of Charlie Savage, author of Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy, in his appearance on the Colbert Report.
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