Stanley Fish discusses Citizens United here. The large question is, which comes first, freedom of speech as guaranteed by the first amendment or democracy? The Citizens United majority assumes that the two are the one and the same, assumes that the free speech value is the very content of democracy and that therefore no value […]
Category: Courts & Cases
RNC requests Supreme Court review
Daily Caller reports on RNC v. FEC this morning. On Friday, Steele and the RNC appealed to the Supreme Court after a federal court denied the RNC permission to raise soft money for state elections and congressional redistricting, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Justice Stevens discusses departure and dissent in Citizens United
Justice Stevens is in the news this morning for statements he made regarding his contemplation of retirement. He is known for his fast and prolific writing, and for relying less on his law clerks than some other justices do. “I write the first draft,” he said. “One of the tests I had for myself as […]