Monthly Archives: January 2015
More on the #SCOTUS Questions Presented in Same Sex Marriage Case
“Taking Up Gay Marriage, but on Their Own Terms”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
WASHINGTON — The first page of a petition seeking Supreme Court review is the most important. It sets out the “question presented,” the one the court will answer if it takes the case.
The justices… Continue reading
Read Seth Waxman’s SCOTUS Brief for Arizona Redistricting Commission
Here.
“When Can a Judge Ask, ‘Write Me a Check’?”
Garrett Epps on Williams-Yulee.
“Tycoon dough: The ultimate electoral martial art”
Larry Noden and Daniel Weiner for Reuters Opinion.
“Jeb Bush’s Decision To ‘Actively Explore’ 2016 Run Allows Him To Avoid Super PAC Rules”
Paul Blumental for HuffPo:
When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) waded into the 2016 presidential race in December, he did so with some awkward wording. He stated that he would “actively explore the possibility of running for President of… Continue reading
Has #SCOTUS Stacked the Deck Against Gay Marriage in How It Has Framed the Question?
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the gay marriage cases today came accompanied by some strange rephrasing of the questions presented:
The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) … Continue reading
“Florida’s Ban on Direct Solicitation Has Significant Implications for Due Process”
Kate Berry for the Brennan Center:
In “A Minor Measure with Major Benefits before the Supreme Court?,” attorney Bob Bauerquestions whether Florida’s rule prohibiting judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions can both be minor in scope and yield… Continue reading
“2016 presidential fundraising: What’s in a name?”
“Brad Smith’s Comments on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Response to McCutcheon v. FEC”
Here.
“Democracy is drowning in a sea of dark money”
Fred Wertheimer Reuters opinion oped.
“Regulatory Matters: On Fines, Supreme Court ‘Recommendations’, and the FEC Hearing on Responses to McCutcheon”
“Top 5 Ways Citizens United Harms Democracy & Top 5 Ways We’re Fighting to Take Democracy Back”
Liz Kennedy writes for Demos.