This morning begins the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. What role will her views on campaign finance law and the First Amendment play during the proceedings? According to The Politico, [i]n a rare and little-noticed law review article, she forcefully defended the policy motivations behind such […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Citizens United and the Federal Election Commission
This Wall Street Journal discusses the Supreme Court’s consideration of Citizens United and other recent developments at the Federal Election Commission, including the Commission’s handling of a case involving Arjinderpal Sekhon. (Photo credit: http://www.myspace.com/ajsekhon06.)
Court Rules Speech or Debate Clause Protects… Speech
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unsealed an opinion in In re: Grand Jury Subpoenas involving the Speech or Debate Clause. The case arose in the course of an investigation into former Rep. Tom Feeney’s connection to a Jack Abramoff-related trip. The Post reports: A federal appeals court has ruled that information […]