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Appeals Court Upholds Indiana Law Requiring Voters Show ID

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[FindLaw reg. req’d to view this decision – William Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 4, 2007]

  • “Federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner affirms an Indiana law requiring voters to show a photo ID before they can vote in an election, concluding that the law was rationally related to the legitimate government interest of preventing voter fraud. A dissenting opinion by Judge Terence T. Evans rejected that reasoning, arguing “that Indiana’s law imposes an undue burden on a recognizable segment of potential eligible voters,” violating the constitutional rights of voters under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.” [FindLaw]

    • Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems

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    Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems, released in January 2007, chronicles the efforts of twelve developed countries to prepare for their coming age waves—and in particular, to reform their public pension systems. The study contrasts and compares retirement systems in different countries, discusses recent reforms, and… Continue Reading

    New Legislative Resources Available from House Website

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    On January 5, 2007, the following new legislative resources will be available on the House of Representatives’ Legislative Archive website: Bill Text, 110th Congress – “The full text of all bills and resolutions introduced in the House during the 110th Congress. Select bills of interest by searching by bill number or for words contained in… Continue Reading

    AP Posts FBI Documents on Justice Rehnquist Obtained Through FOIA Request

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    Documents prepared by the FBI (1,561 pages) in 1986 detailing Justice Rehnquist’s decade long prescription drug pain treatment were obtained by AP through FOIA requests, and released today as follows: http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section1.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section3.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section4.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section5.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section6.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section7.pdf Related posting from January 3, 2006, Article Details Justice Rehnquist’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Slate: Rehnquist’s Drug Habit – The… Continue Reading

    Presidential Signing Statement for Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Includes Power to Open Mail

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    Press release: President’s Statement on H.R. 6407, the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act”, December 20, 2006 Text via GPO’s Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents “The executive branch shall construe subsection 404(c) of title 39, as enacted by subsection 1010(e) of the Act, which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise… Continue Reading