Ronald Rotunda discusses Citizens United, the First Amendment, and “Star Trek” here this morning. About a half-century ago in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson (1952) the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects more than political speech; it also protects movies created for entertainment. Now, the government is arguing that the First Amendment gives […]
Category: Courts & Cases
George Will on who’s best for SCOTUS
George Will notes Citizens United in this morning’s column about Justice Stevens’s replacement. The recent decision most pleasing to conservatives was this year’s Citizens United, wherein the court overturned part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. The four liberal justices deplored the conservatives’ refusal to defer to Congress’s expertise in regulating political speech. So conservatives […]
Will Citizens United land Kagan on the Court?
The Times covers the latest news on the search for Justice Stevens’s replacement here this morning. Mr. Obama said he would appoint a justice who “knows that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.” But Ms. Kagan did not press that point in the Supreme […]