The Times has a background story on an important case the Supreme Court will soon hear, Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.
Category: Const Law Issues
Blackburn: Probe Obama Census Move
Rep. Marsha Blackburn has called for an investigation into President Obama’s decision to have the head of the Census Bureau report directly to the White House, according to this report. “The American people deserve a non-partisan census in 2010, and we hope the committee will ensure that goal comes to fruition by holding an oversight […]
Disclosure’s Two-edged Sword
The Times discusses disclosure of donors for and against California’s Proposition 8, including eightmaps.com. With tools like eightmaps — and there are bound to be more of them — strident political partisans can challenge their opponents directly, one voter at a time. The results, some activists fear, could discourage people from participating in the political […]