Month: April 2010

Tomorrow at the Federal Election Commission

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 28, 2010
Categories In FEC

The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the Federal Election Commission is available here.

Schumer-Van Hollen response to CU: announce tomorrow, pass by July 4th?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 28, 2010
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

According to a media advisory I received (see below), Senator Schumer and others will announce the legislative response to Citizens United on the Supreme Court grounds tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. A House-side event is scheduled for the afternoon. I won’t be able to attend but I look forward to reading the long-awaited bill. * […]

Alito on Stevens: Why so dismissive?

Justice Alito cites the Stevens dissent in Citizens United in today’s case about a Latin cross on federal land. Finally, I reject JUSTICE STEVENS’ suggestion that the enactment of the land-transfer law was motivated by an illicit purpose. Id. at 24. I would not be “so dismissive of Congress.” Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n, […]