Category Archives: Supreme Court
“How the Supreme Court Blowtorched Democracy and What You Can Do About It”
“Campaign Finance and the Nihilist Politics of Resignation”
Lessig:
his is the politics of resignation. We accept the status quo not because we want it, and certainly not because we don’t care about “process.” To the contrary: We are resigned precisely because we view the very process by… Continue reading
“The Doctrine of One Last Chance”
Richard Re has posted this must-read short essay on SSRN (Green Bag).
Here is the abstract:
Constitutional avoidance is an old idea, but the Roberts Court has given it a new twist. Instead of avoiding constitutional questions whenever possible, recent… Continue reading
Bauer Responds on My Appearance of Corruption Piece
Bob writes here about my recent Reuters Opinion piece. He may be surprised to learn I agree with much of his critique. As I’ll have to flesh out at another time, I was defending the appearance issue less on the… Continue reading
McCutcheon Cartoon of the Day
“The 5 Most Absurd Quotes in McCutcheon v FEC Decision”
“Hillary Clinton knocks Supreme Court’s campaign finance decisions”
Jacob Sullum on Justice Breyer’s McCutcheon Dissent
Here, at Reason.
“Supreme Court McCutcheon ruling protects political speech”
Maurer on McCutcheon in the Seattle Times.
“Did Chief Justice Roberts Dissemble or did the Chief Justice Have no Idea What He Was Talking About?”
Wertheimer on McCutcheon.
My thoughts on this question at SCOTUSBlog.
Two from Paul Blumenthal
“The Future of Campaign Finance Laws”
Erwin Chemerinsky guest blogs at Hamilton-Griffin.