Rep. Grayson introduced a number of bills in anticipation of Citizens United. (The opinion might be announced as soon as next Wednesday.) H.R. 4431 is the “Business Should Mind its Own Business Act.” (a) In General- In the case of a corporation, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 500 percent of the aggregate […]
Month: January 2010
Linda Greenhouse, Prop. 8, and Citizens United
The interesting authority in the Supreme Court’s order in the Prop. 8/video case seems to have sparked this Linda Greenhouse Times piece on the harrassment issues in play in that case and in Citizens United. A question now is whether the opponents of same-sex marriage can plausibly claim, as their court papers have sought to […]
It’s complicated: when a mayor runs for governor
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is running for governor. Here’s a report on how he’s “circling the ethics wagon.”