“Chief Justice Roberts, Meet Bundy and Sterling”
Jeffrey Toobin writes.
I expressed similar sentiments recently in a tweet to @KenBurns.
Category Archives: Supreme Court
Eliza Newlin Carney Takes Deep Dive into Joint Fundraising Committees post McCutcheon, Which She Dubs “Max PACs”
Here at CQ (behind the paywall I believe).
Since Eliza created the Super PAC moniker, let’s see if “max PAC” also sticks.
“Last Week’s Affirmative Action Setback Could Be a Boost to Voting Rights”
An (unduly?) rosy read at TNR from Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer.
A Fish is Known by the Company It Keeps: Fishy Noscitur a Sociis SCOTUS Case
Eugene Volokh on a case sure to delight statutory interpretation nerds.
An Odd Omission in NY Times Story on Senate Confirming Judicial Nominees: The Supreme Court
The story begins:
With the possibility that Republicans could take the Senate in November, the White House and Senate Democrats are working swiftly to confirm judges to the federal courts in an effort to allow President Obama to leave a… Continue reading
Justice Stevens Will Testify Before Senate Rules Committee on Campaign Disclosure
He joins Norm Ornstein, Trevor Potter, and Ann Ravel.
“Campaign Contribution Limits: Selected Questions About McCutcheon and Policy Issues for Congress”
“McCutcheon Restores Power to Congressional Campaigns | Commentary”
Tim Peckinpaugh and Steve Roberts write for Roll Call.
Quote of the Day
“I don’t play poker.”
–Justice Alito, discussing his lack of a poker face at the State of the Union when the President made controversial comments about Citizens United.
The quote appears in an American Spectator article on Justice Alito (h/t… Continue reading
“Will High Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Affect Gay Marriage Cases?”
Bill Rankin (in article originally appearing in the AJC):
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week in a Michigan affirmative action case gave great deference to the voters’ right to decide controversial issues at the ballot box.
The court’s plurality… Continue reading
Federal District Court, Holding Its Nose, Strikes Down NY Contribution Limit to Super PACs
Via Bloomberg BNA, you can read the opinion here. The judge thinks the Supreme Court’s Citizens United-McCutcheon line of cases is wrong, but he is bound to follow the line.
“How wealthy campaign donors may reduce political polarization and weaken the tea party”
Part 2 of Bonica and Shen on the aftermath of McCutcheon.
“A Constitutional ‘Right to Participate’ in the Electoral Process?”
“Race and the Supreme Court”
Andrew Cohen reflects on Schuette, Shelby County, and more.