“Supreme Court Showbiz; These new dramatizations miss the real drama.”
Read Dahlia Lithwick in Slate.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Why Citizens United Just Scratches the Surface”
Adam Lioz and Brenda Wright in TAP:
Hillary Clinton told supporters on Thursday that if elected she will appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Citizens United, according to a Washington Post report. This is good news for our… Continue reading
“Today in Politics: Hillary Clinton Says Citizens United Would Guide Supreme Court Picks”
“Clinton says she’d make Supreme Court picks aimed at campaign finance reform”
LAT:
Hllary Rodham Clinton was clear Monday during a campaign stop about one quality she would expect from her nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court if she were to become president – an overhaul of the rapidly evolving campaign… Continue reading
“When is a campaign not a campaign? When it’s a Super Pac”
Ben Jacobs reports for The Guardian.
Breaking: #SCOTUS Denies CCP Emergency Application on Donor Disclosure, With Chance to Renew Later
Rather than asking for a response from the state of California, Justice Kennedy (Circuit Justice for the 9th Circuit) has denied without prejudice CCP’s emergency application for a stay. The order is not yet online, but SCOTUSBlog reports that… Continue reading
With Justice Ginsburg, Is Today’s “Constitution” Yesterday’s “Broccoli?”
This morning Maureen Dowd reported for the NYT about a same-sex wedding she attended officiated by Justice Ginsburg:
But the most glittering moment for the crowd came during the ceremony. With a sly look and special emphasis on the… Continue reading
“Campaign finance reformers should remain depressed”
Jessica Levinson in SacBee on Williams-Yulee.
“Judges Dialing for Dollars? Supreme Court Says No”
BREAKING: Cert Denied in Wisconsin John Doe Case at SCOTUS
Here is the order list:
14-872 O’KEEFE, ERIC, ET AL. V. CHISHOLM, JOHN, ET AL. The motion of Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The motion of The… Continue reading
“2016 Campaigns, Official or Not, Are Remade by ‘Super PACs’”
Must-read Front-page NYT piece by Nick Confessore and Eric Lichtblau:
In this new world, campaigns are not campaigns. And candidates are not actually candidates. Though they sometimes forget it.
“U.S. Supreme Court is asked to shield major donors in California”
David Savage reports for the LAT.
Watch the Debate on Citizens United from the National Constitution Center
CCP Seeks Emergency #SCOTUS Relief in CA Donor Disclosure Case
Lyle Denniston:
A Virginia-based political advocacy group asked the Supreme Court on Friday to bar state officials in California from gaining access to the lists of people who donate money or services to it. The Center for Competitive Politics,… Continue reading