Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are two of the latest Senate Democrats to use their opening statements in Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearing today to criticize the Supreme Court over what they believe is a recent record of pro-corporation rulings.
Franken said the court under Chief Justice John More…
Here’s Scotusblog’s Lyle Denniston’s take on this morning’s argument in the campaign finance case Citizens United v. FEC:
If supporters of federal curbs on political campaign spending by corporations were hoping that Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., would be hesitant to
Arn Pearson, vice president for programs at Common Cause and host of a live Web chat on the Supreme Court case being argued tomorrow, Citizens United v. FEC, just noted that the fact that the Supreme Court is even hearing the argument tomorrow is More…
The upcoming re-argument of the case of Citizens United v. FEC, challenging corporate contributions to the financing of Hillary: The Movie, is raising some serious questions about whether the Supreme Court might vote to overturn decades-old restrictions on corporate campaign spending.
The vote of the Court’s newest justice More…
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