That’s one for every six members of Congress… Gerry Smith in the Huffington Post writes “ Google’s Antitrust Settlement Reflects Small Price Corporations Pay To Buy Influence In D.C.” The New York Times, Next Web, Politico , and many other press outlets have all chimed in and will no doubt continue to do so. MORE >>

With the rough and tumble of the debate over the stimulus legislation starting to wind down, Congress is starting to turn to other subjects. 6146 , which passed the House Judiciary Committee late last year but failed to get to a floor vote before the end of the 110 th Congress. Presumably Rep. Steve Cohen (D. who sponsored H.R. 489 F.3d MORE >>

As explained in the brief, Section 2 of the 14th Amendment was not about state felon disenfranchisement laws at all, but rather how to apportion representatives for Congress in light of the fact that the newly freed slaves were now citizens but were still denied the right to vote by southern states. Elizabeth B. compared with 3.3% Gregoire. MORE >>

In 1994, Congress passed the Uruguay Round Agreements Act restoring U.S. The Justices that dissented in the 6 to 2 decision expressed concern that upholding the pertinent section of the URAA denies the right of freedom expression and curtails the incentive to create new works. Read more from The New York Times. The U.S. MORE >>

Congress passed the JOBS (Jumpstart our Business Startups) Act, and President Obama is expected to sign it.  If the Dot Bomb Bubble is any indicator, I’m inclined to agree with the New York Times that the first place that reduced oversight would be abused is Silicon Valley. The U.S. John Coffee Jr., MORE >>