The Times gives its opinion on Citizens United in this editorial today. The most important business case, however, is one the court heard last month. In Citizens United v. F.E.C., the court could wipe out a longstanding ban on corporate spending on federal elections, which would allow big business to swamp democracy. We hope the […]
Month: October 2009
Sen. Ensign gets Ethics Committee attention
The Hill has the latest on Sen. Ensign here. “It’s because I’m the chair of the Senate Ethics Committee that I can’t discuss this with you, other than to say that there is a preliminary investigation going on and we will look at all aspects of this case as we do whenever there’s a case […]
Citizens United isn’t the only First Amendment case on the Court’s mind
On Tuesday the Supreme Court will hear argument in U.S. v. Stevens, a First Amendment case involving a statute outlawing material depicting animal cruelty. The Court will consider a plea that it create a new exception to the First Amendment’s free speech clause, to allow the government to make it a crime to sell videotapes […]