Surprise! Ted Olson doesn’t like it.
CREW does. (I wonder if the author of the press release knows that it closes with a quote of language (in MCFL, then Austin) that the Court specifically disapproved in Citizens United.)… Continue reading
After the earlier silence of the unions about DISCLOSE, this statement from Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO could mark a turn toward it:
Congressional leaders today took a vitally important first step to begin to address the Supreme Court’s recent… Continue reading
Jeremy Sheff has posted this draft on SSRN (Missouri Law Review). Here is the abstract:
The industrialization of the channels and scale of communication has led some well-meaning reformers to try to regulate the ability of powerful private actors to… Continue reading
I have uploaded it here. A short 94 pages!
UPDATE: For those interested in the Cliff Notes version, here’s a six page summary.
FURTHER UPDATE: Apparently the House bill, which I have not yet seen, differs in some… Continue reading
US PIRG likes it.
CCP doesn’t like it.
Politico confirms what I reported yesterday: Rep. Jones of North Carolina becomes the second Republican House member to co-sponsor the bill.
I am still waiting to see the actual legislation,… Continue reading
The fourth paragraph of this SCOTUSBlog roundup links to the relevant stories on Doe v. Reed. My substantive postings on the oral argument are here and here.
Rick Pildes begins this interesting post at Balkinization with the observation: “By the end of June, the Supreme Court Term might well look like this: the Court will have held unconstitutional Congress’ attempt to limit corporate and union electioneering spending.… Continue reading