The Times discusses the Roberts Court and its critics here. The opinions in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the January decision that lifted restrictions on corporate and union spending in candidate elections, spanned 183 pages and more than 48,000 words, or about the length of “The Great Gatsby.” The decision — ninth on the […]
Day: November 17, 2010
Advisory opinions on tap at the Federal Election Commission
The Federal Election Commission will meet Thursday. According to the agenda, the Commission is scheduled to consider four advisory opinion requests, including a request involving text messages and political contributions. The agenda is online here.
The Office of Congressional Ethics is the topic in The Wonk Room
Lisa Gilbert discusses the potential that the Office of Congressional Ethics could be shut down here. At a time when American’s confidence in Congress is at an all-time low, (a recent Gallup poll clocked only 11 percent of voters with a great deal of confidence in Congress) it would be a slap in the face […]