Category: Courts & Cases

Citizens United, nonprofits, and legislative options

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 16, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

OMB Watch’s Amanda Adams discusses Citizens United’s impact on nonprofits in this post, which also helpfully contains link to a new Congressional Research Service report on issues surrounding potential legislative responses to the case.

Citizens United Against Citizens United group draws Citizens United’s fire

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 15, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

Citizens United Against Citizens United reportedly got a letter from Citizens United complaining about the group’s use of “Citizens United” in the group’s name. (The group’s Facebook page as about 1,400 fans.)

Another word on State of the Union and Citizens United

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 15, 2010
Categories In Courts & Cases

The head of the League of Women Voters wrote this letter to the editor on Justice Roberts’ recent comments on President Obama’s mention of Citizens United at the State of the Union. Since the Supreme Court is the opaque and most isolated branch of government, perhaps the justices should recognize that a little honest feedback […]