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Nate begins: “As critics of the Citizens United decision have moved in their stages of grief from denial to anger to depression and now acceptance, attention has turned to the questions: Who wins and who loses under this new… Continue reading

Crusader Bent on Dismantling Spending Rules (NYT profile of Jim Bopp) Court Ruling Invites a Boom in Political Ads, NYT Campaign Finance Ruling: What’s Next?, CQ Politics Alex Keyssar, “Money, Elections, and History” Larry Tribe on… Continue reading

I have now had a chance to reread the Citizens United opinions after the initial media frenzy over the case has died down. I am sure I’ll have much to say about this case going forward about: * the constricting… Continue reading

Does Corporate Money Lead to Political Corruption?, David Kirpatrick, NYT Week in Review Justice Kennedy was key to conservative’s win in campaign finance decision, WaPo A Bold Conservative Step from Supreme Court, LA Times Tony Mauro on… Continue reading

Michael Richardson reports.

This “Supreme Court Memo” pithily begins: “So much for judicial minimalism.” I couldn’t agree more.

Campaign Finance Case Calls 24 States’ Laws into Question (NY Times) Campaign Finance Ruling Leaves Democrats With Few Options (Washington Post) Ruth Marcus (WaPo) AP (on action in the states) Steve Hoersting v. Jamie Raskin (C-SPAN) Zephyr Teachout Move to … Continue reading

The indefatigable Howard Bashman has a huge roundup of CU articles and another “a.v.” roundup. Here’s more: USA Today has a great map on states that will be affected by the ruling. The NY Times has a timeline of… Continue reading

Brad Smith is giddy. Heather Gerken sees a silver lining (more here). Nate Persily says it is too soon to tell. And I am just gloom and doom.

I asked some legal scholars specializing in campaign finance law to comment on Citizens United over the next few days. Here is the first post, from Ned Foley of Ohio State. His entry is long, so here is a synopsis.… Continue reading

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See this ruling and this news story. A knowledgeable reader tells me that this case involves a similar, although not identical, geographic area to the City of Irving case that has been the subject of several entries on the… Continue reading

One question definitively answered. The other will be subject to debate.