I have written this oped in the Daily Journal (reprinted with permission). It begins: Justice Clarence Thomas is not afraid to go it alone at the Supreme Court. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 case striking down… Continue reading

The following is a guest post from Brianne Gorod of CAC: Chief Justice Roberts’ attempt to portray his decision in McCutcheon v. FEC as minimalist actually shows just how far from minimalist it is.  According to the Chief Justice, no… Continue reading

Adam Liptak reports for NYT.

I have written a new piece for Reuters Opinion. It concludes: The Supreme Court’s opinions are themselves actually promoting the appearance of corruption. On the day McCutcheon was decided, I spoke at a luncheon honoring the California Supreme Court… Continue reading

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Cartoon.

Brianne Gorod on McCutcheon.

Ryan Reilly and Paul Blumenthal report for HuffPo.

This news is not surprising. This case, unlike most of the other campaign finance cases the Court has taken in recent years, comes up on a petition for cert. rather than on direct appeal. (This matters because a decision to… Continue reading

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E.J. Dionne on McCutcheon.

Robert Samuelson WaPo column.

Here, at Justia.