A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in Long Beach Chamber of Commerce was announced yesterday and the opinion is online here. Relying heavily on EMILY’s List, the opinion holds that the city had not advanced a governmental interest to support the campaign finance law’s application to the Chamber PACs. The court reversed the […]
Category: Courts & Cases
Schumer-Van Hollen response to CU: announce tomorrow, pass by July 4th?
According to a media advisory I received (see below), Senator Schumer and others will announce the legislative response to Citizens United on the Supreme Court grounds tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. A House-side event is scheduled for the afternoon. I won’t be able to attend but I look forward to reading the long-awaited bill. * […]
Citizens United and the replacement for Justice Stevens
E.J. Dionne discusses the search for a replacement for Justice Stevens and Citizens United this morning. If anyone doubted that the Supreme Court’s current conservative majority wants to impose its view no matter what Congress or state legislatures decide — or what earlier precedents held — its decision in the Citizens United case should end […]