The Post notes what’s at stake in Citizens United. The court is considering whether a movie that was critical of Hillary Rodham Clinton during her presidential campaign should be regulated as a campaign ad. The scathing 90-minute documentary about the former New York senator and current secretary of state was made by a conservative group. […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Obama DOJ OK’s Sec. of State Clinton’s Saxbe Fix
The Post updates interested parties on the Saxbe Fix here. As would be expected, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has given its stamp of approval to the constitutional dodge popularly known as the “Saxbe Fix.” This is a ploy used with increasing frequency to evade the Constitution’s seemingly explicit emoluments, or ineligibility, […]
Citizens United, Supreme Court Not So Much?
Will the long-awaited Supreme Court opinion in Citizens United be announced today? SCOTUSBlog, as usual, will have the news as fast as anyone. UPDATE: The opinion will be announced Monday, June 29th.