Category: Const Law Issues

The Times on Austin

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 5, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

This Times editorial, imploring the Supreme Court against overruling Austin, begins: With a little-noticed order last week, we fear the Supreme Court has set the stage for dismantling the longstanding ban on corporate spending in elections for president and Congress. If those restrictions are overturned, it would be a disaster for democracy.

Should the Government Be Able to Ban This Advertisement?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 2, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues

Citizens United In the Media

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 30, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases

The Times covers what transpired at the Supreme Court yesterday in Citizens United. “The court is poised to reverse longstanding precedents concerning the rights of corporations to participate in politics,” said Nathaniel Persily, a law professor at Columbia. “The only reason to ask for reargument on this is if they’re going to overturn Austin and […]