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Supreme Court
There have been several instances in our history where one person served as a kingmaker — or, in this case, a President maker.
In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.
In honor of my tenth anniversary at the ABA Journal, I’ve compiled a list of my law and pop culture features:
It’s hard to believe that only one Supreme Court justice (who wasn’t previously President) has ever been on a government-issued coin.
- PoliticsThe Coin Blog
Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar (Joe Robinson Version): A Forgettable Coin for a Forgotten Senate Giant
When we think powerful Senate Majority Leaders, it’s usually Lyndon Johnson, Robert Taft, Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid. Why not Joe Robinson?
Also from ABA Journal: an image gallery (complete with factoids) about several major themes in Nixon in New York.
This was originally going to run in the October issue of The American Lawyer, but it got killed for reasons unknown. I liked the story, though, and thought it would have been a good one, so I figured I’d post it here:
For something that comes around once a decade (unless you’re in Texas), it’s no surprise that redistricting generates a ton of litigation.
Samuel Tilden lost the 1876 Election by one vote.
I’ve talked about the coins I didn’t buy at the ANA World’s Fair of Money. So what about the ones I did buy?
In light of Ted Cruz’s threat to shut down the government if Obamacare isn’t repealed, I figured I’d post the article I wrote in 2011 about his Senate campaign. Even then, …