Rep. Grayson introduced a number of bills in anticipation of Citizens United. (The opinion might be announced as soon as next Wednesday.) H.R. 4431 is the “Business Should Mind its Own Business Act.” (a) In General- In the case of a corporation, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 500 percent of the aggregate […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Linda Greenhouse, Prop. 8, and Citizens United
The interesting authority in the Supreme Court’s order in the Prop. 8/video case seems to have sparked this Linda Greenhouse Times piece on the harrassment issues in play in that case and in Citizens United. A question now is whether the opponents of same-sex marriage can plausibly claim, as their court papers have sought to […]
Citizens United, corporate personhood, and the South Valley
The Gilroy Dispatch reports on the South Valley’s connection to Citizens United in this article today. How does Citizens United link to the South Valley? To answer that question, let’s go back to the year 1886 and consider another Supreme Court case, a relatively minor one. Let me introduce you to Santa Clara County v. […]