Category: Const Law Issues

How the Law Treats Corporations Under Campaign Finance Law

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 22, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

The Times editorializes here about the role of corporations and Citizens United.

EMILY’s List v. FEC Update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 18, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

The Post reports on today’s huge decision in an important campaign finance case. Experts suggested that the court’s decision could provide a boon to groups tapping into the fervor of anti-Obama activity and “tea party” events. It will certainly allow groups across the political spectrum to raise and spend money without pause, potentially leading to […]

Siskel and Ebert and … Von Spakovsky?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 17, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

Get some buttered popcorn (a box of Junior Mints for me, thank you very much) and curl up with Hans von Spakovsky’s review of Hillary The Movie – The Sequel at the Supreme Court. Moving on… some random thoughts: (1) I’m curious about who has actually watched the movie at the center of the case. Will […]