Jessica Levinson
Jessica Levinson is an Associate Clinical Professor at Loyola Law School. She focuses on the intersection of law and government.
This week brings yet another -- in a seemingly endless series of examples -- of a public official behaving badly.
This type of uncertainty is less than helpful. Incumbents and would-be-candidates do not know the shape and size of their districts. Imagine a scenario in which one set of district lines are in place for a primary election and another set for the gener...
Despite uncertainly mainly surrounding the state senate and congressional lines, a number of soon-to-be candidates have kicked off the races for our state's lower house.
Last week the public got some good news, courtesy of a Sacramento Superior Court judge. Ruling on a lawsuit by a number of California newspapers against the California Assembly, the judge found that despite the Assembly's argument to the contrary, our ...
In the words of the legendary Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Voters twice said they wanted an independent redistricting commission, not legislators, to draw district lines. If members of the judiciary think the lines are valid then those line should stand and should be used in next year's elections.
The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission has a six-figure budget to hire a public relations firm. But just last week the top two contenders for the contract withdrew their bids.
The FPPC's new Chairwoman, Ann Ravel, has made it her mission to institute much needed regulatory reform. Prior to punishing public officials for violations of the PRA, it is best to ensure that they understand all of the applicable rules.
If the defense attorneys for six former Bell City Council members have their way all charges against the officials will be dropped.
We desperately need to reform our electoral and governmental processes.
In elections held on Tuesdaym Vernon voters passed a series of government reforms aimed at ensuring that history does not repeat itself.
Over the past twelve months the State Senate has spent approximately $111,000 in taxpayer money on meals for themselves. That money could and should be put to better use.