Category Archives: Supreme Court
“Does the First Amendment provide special protection for the media — or the same protection for all speakers?”
This should be good: Volokh v. West.
I come down on West’s side in Plutocrats United.
“Hillary Clinton’s litmus test for Supreme Court nominees: a pledge to overturn Citizens United”
“Bush money machine in high gear even without official campaign”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today:
Bush is not alone in advancing his presidential bid through a new crop of big-money groups authorized by a pair of federal court rulings, including the Supreme Court’sCitizens United decision in 2010. The ruling permitted… Continue reading
“A chance to clarify ‘one person, one vote'”
Ed Blum LAT oped:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will consider hearing Sue Evenwel, et al vs. Abbott, a constitutional challenge to how Texas created its state Senate districts. Evenwel merits the court’s attention because it could reestablish… Continue reading
“Investigation of Scott Walker’s Fundraising Could End Up at the Supreme Court”
“John Roberts’s Roadmap for Campaign-Finance Reform”
Ackerman and Ayres on Willams-Yulee.
“Democrats embrace the logic of ‘Citizens United’”
Larry Lessig WaPo oped:
That consensus among Democrats has now been shattered by a book by conservative writer Peter Schweizer. In “Clinton Cash,” Schweizer charges Bill and Hillary Clinton with corruption. Not because there is evidence of… Continue reading
“The Court’s Changing Conception of Corruption”
“Resolved: Citizens United Was Wrongly Decided”
National Constitution Center on the road in Boston:
Resolved: Citizens United Was Wrongly Decided
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
5:30 p.m. Cocktails | 6:30 p.m. Debate
John Adams Courthouse, Boston, MA
Join us a lively debate on the merits and drawbacks… Continue reading
“Our Two Supreme Courts”
John McGinnis:
Speaking at Northwestern University Law School this semester, Justice Elena Kagan may have revealed more than she intended. Amidst her entertaining and witty remarks, she described two very different kinds of discussions that take place at the… Continue reading
Questions of the Day: Super PAC Edition
Via the Onion:
Q: What is the purpose of super PACs?
A: To counteract the excessive influence ordinary voters exert on U.S. elections….
Q: Isn’t it true that super PACs drown out the voices of everyday Americans with their… Continue reading
“Leveling the Playing Field? The Role of Public Campaign Funding in Elections”
Tilman Klumpp, Hugo Mialon, and Michael Williams have written this article for the American Law and Economics Review. Here is the abstract:
In a series of First Amendment cases, the U.S. Supreme Court established that government may regulate campaign finance,… Continue reading
“Williams-Yulee — The Ruling Few Expected . . . & the One Few Will Remember”
More Ron Collins on Williams-Yulee.