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Legislative bodies

Hell to Pray

From a complaint filed against the City of Boston in January by the Satanic Temple. The Constitution permits legislative prayers, but the prayer-selection process must be nondiscriminatory. Boston affords its…

Below the Belt

From emails sent in June to Michigan state legislator Lisa Brown after she spoke out against a bill restricting access to abortion. Brown ended her comments by saying, “Mr. Speaker,…

Spittoons and computers

by Harper’s Staff,

One cow, one vote

by Margaret Scherf,

A strenuous session in the Montana legislature

The last chance for the states

by Joseph D. (Joseph Davies) Tydings,

The house Nebraska built

by Donald Janson,

The House of Commons, its structure, rules, and habits

by T.P. (Thomas Power) O’Connor,

Justice and law in Russia

by Albert F. Heard,

Editor’s drawer

Editor’s drawer

Henry Brougham

by A.R. Macdonough,

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