Category: Const Law Issues

The Post covers yesterday’s Hill demonstration on campaign finance in support of the Fair Elections Now Act. Washington watchdogs dressed as Founding Fathers “stormed” the marble foyer of a powerful downtown Washington lobbying firm, demanding that members of Congress stop meeting behind closed doors to raise money from corporate lobbyists and instead spend their time […]

The Times looks at the Roberts court this morning. The centerpiece of the last term was, of course, the 5-to-4 decision in Citizens United, allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections. The ruling generated waves of criticism, including comments from President Obama at the State of the Union address in January. It was the most controversial […]

Citizens United once again played prominently in hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.