The amicus briefs in Citizens United are almost all in. So far, nine are in support of appellant (Citizens United) and eight are in support of appellee (the Federal Election Commission). Four are in support of neither party.
Day: August 1, 2009
Feeney Investigation Over
According to this Orlando Sentinel report, the Department of Justice ended its investigation into former Rep. Tom Feeney.
Marcus on Citizens United
The Post’s Ruth Marcus discusses Citizens United here. The smart, not to mention judicially restrained, approach would be for the court to take one of several available escape hatches, much as it did in avoiding a final verdict on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. It could say that because Citizens United took such […]