The Post’s E.J. Dionne Jr. discusses Citizens United in his column this morning. If you wonder what judicial activism looks like, consider one of the court’s final moves in its spring term. The justices had before them a simple case, involving a group called Citizens United, that could have been disposed of on narrow grounds. […]
Month: July 2009
North Carolina Board of Elections Update
Larry Leake was reappointed to the North Carolina State Board of Elections, according to this report. Leake, in his official capacity, was one of the defendants in North Carolina Right to Life v. Leake, et al. In [holding that the provisions in question violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments], we recognize that the law of […]
Curtain Rises on Sotomayor Hearing
This morning begins the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. What role will her views on campaign finance law and the First Amendment play during the proceedings? According to The Politico, [i]n a rare and little-noticed law review article, she forcefully defended the policy motivations behind such […]