Category: Courts & Cases

CitizensUnitedAgainstCitizensUnited.org launches (P.S. They’re not fans of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Citizens United)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

Public Citizen announces a new website, CitizensUnitedAgainstCitizensUnited.org, in this press release. The site urges visitors to take a stand against corporate influence in elections and calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court ruling.

Ninth Circuit to hear Arizona public financing case today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear argument in an Arizona public financing case today. If you’re in San Francisco today and have a few hours to watch the court schedule is here and the case is McComish v. Bennett.

At long last, vindication for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

Mackinac Center’s IMPACT covers Citizens United and profiles Richard McLellan. According to the article, McLellan argued Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. The article appears on page 9 of this 12 page PDF. It is a testimony to the esteem in which McLellan was held that he was entrusted with arguing Austin before the U.S. […]