Looking for a Supreme Court case that involves freedom of speech and will be decided on the basis of constitutional avoidance? The Court granted cert yesterday to a case involving those issues, according to the Times. One of the plaintiffs in the case is Robert J. Milavetz, a 73-year-old lawyer from Minnesota. In the 1960s […]
Category: Const Law Issues
NAMUDNO and the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court announced its opinion in NAMUDNO today. What’s next for the Voting Rights Act? The knowledgeable sources at SCOTUSBlog have ideas.
This Week in Campaign Finance Law
The Supreme Court will announce its opinion in Citizens United soon. (Although I earlier thought it would be this week, there’s a chance the opinion could come Monday, June 29th.) A year ago (June 26, 2008), the Court held that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act’s (BCRA) “Millionaire’s Amendment” was unconstitutional in Davis. Two years ago […]