Good morning. Here’s some of what I’m reading this morning. Lobby shops with no Republicans to do list: Hire an R? Roll Call reports. The new era of divided government is providing challenges and opportunities for one-party lobbying shops, which have marketed themselves as providing access to party leaders as well as keener insight into […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Analyzing Supreme Court opinions
The Times discusses the Roberts Court and its critics here. The opinions in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the January decision that lifted restrictions on corporate and union spending in candidate elections, spanned 183 pages and more than 48,000 words, or about the length of “The Great Gatsby.” The decision — ninth on the […]
Colorado grassroots case decided
News here. A federal appellate court says a Colorado voter-approved amendment that limits campaign contributions from small groups is unconstitutional. A 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday in favor of six homeowners that fought a Parker city proposal to annex their subdivision. The Institute for Justice discusses the ruling here.