Jul 19th, 10
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Late last week, Congressional Democratic leadership settled on an alternative way of passing tough new campaign finance disclosure rules into law. With Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) announcing his opposition to the DISCLOSE Act, negotiators would shift their focus to the two moderate Republicans from Maine. “I just talked to Senator Schumer within the last 30 minutes,” Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the sponsor of the House’s version of the legislation, told the Huffington Post Thursday evening. “He is going to continue to focus on identifying Republicans who support it. As you know Senator Snowe was very critical of the Supreme Court’s decision and the question that will be posed to her is, ‘Okay, what do you intend to do about it?’” On Monday, Snowe announced her intentions. In another blow to the bill’s chances, the Maine Republican said she thought the Senate should prioritize other pieces of legislation before the August recess.
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DISCLOSE Act Suffers Major Blow, But Leadership Pledges Vote
Jun 21st, 10
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Hoping to reignite momentum behind besieged campaign finance reform, the White House on Monday offered another endorsement of legislation authored by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). In a statement of administration policy released on Monday afternoon, the White House called the bill less than “perfect,” owing to a disclosure exemption that was added for the National Rifle Association. (That exemption was subsequently expanded to include other groups shortly after the uproar over the gun lobby’s preferred status). Nevertheless, the administration insisted that the bill would provide “unprecedented transparency” and was greatly needed to add order and disclosure to the campaign finance system
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White House Officially Endorses DISCLOSE Act
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Jun 18th, 10
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With Reporting by Arthur Delaney Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Friday that any obituaries being written about his push for new campaign finance legislation are “very, very premature.” Speaking the morning after House leadership pushed back consideration for the DISCLOSE Act, the Maryland Democrat said that the delay is not an indication of flagging support. A host of lawmakers and good government groups have aired reservations about the bill due to a disclosure exemption granted for the National Rifle Association, in addition to other groups — saying it makes little sense to cut a deal with a special interest for a bill meant to tackle special interests. “This is when everyone needs to take a deep breath and remember what the goal is here,” Van Hollen said, when asked about the complaints. “And the goal is to prevent millions upon millions of dollars of special interest and corporate money from flowing into campaigns without any fingerprints, and the creation of sham organizations that are designed to mislead voters and not disclose their identity. That goes back to the fundamental issue here and the big challenge.” On Thursday afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met separately with members of the Blue Dog and Congressional Black Caucus to discuss their respective concerns with the legislation — without reaching any agreement on the best way to proceed.
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Van Hollen: DISCLOSE Act Obituaries ‘Very, Very Premature’
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Mar 30th, 10
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In a decision that shows the extended impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down limits on contributions to political groups that spend money to support or …
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A Bow to Money; Supreme Court's Citizen's United Ruling's Impact …
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Mar 19th, 10
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The big difference between Citizens United and a potential commerce clause challenge is that the Court had a steady trend of being more aggressive in applying First Amendment libertarianism to campaign finance, while its commerce clause …
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Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Health Care Reform? : Lawyers …
Mar 17th, 10
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Citizens United v. FEC has to be one of the dumbest Supreme Court decisions since Dred Scott (if you exclude the ruling sanctioning the theft of the 2000 presidential election). In this spirit, NPR featured probably the funniest news …
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Supreme Court: Corporations Are People Too | Tikun Olam-תקון עולם …
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Mar 14th, 10
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Citizens United as a reason to televise Supreme Court arguments. March 14, 2010 | No comments. This Times editorial endorses televising Supreme Court oral arguments and cites Citizens United.
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Mar 13th, 10
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But here what I wrote when Bopp was replaced by Olson in the Citizens United case: “The Citizens United case was Bopp’s brain child, one of the suits he devised to push the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in a further deregulatory …
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Mar 11th, 10
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The law of politics and the politics of law: election law, campaign finance, legislation, voting rights, initiatives, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process. Rick Hasen’s web log. « “Organized Labor and Citizens United” …
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Election Law: Senator Reid Criticizes Supreme Court on CU
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Feb 26th, 10
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The real surprise of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which magnified the ability of corporations to spend money in political campaigns, is how widely disliked the ruling is across the …
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Prairie Weather: Mad enough at the Supreme Court to pack it?
Feb 26th, 10
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In January, the US Supreme Court gots lots of attention for ruling, in Citizens United v. FEC, on the free speech rights of corporations.
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Feb 22nd, 10
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Today’s US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission – giving corporations the ability to spend money directly to influence federal elections under the Constitution’s First Amendment – was inevitable.
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Whose Rights: a new Supreme Court decision promotes corporate …
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Feb 22nd, 10
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After recycling some tired old material from past speeches, Leach spent the final two-thirds of a 5500-word address excoriating the Supreme Court for its decision in the Citizens United case in January. His analysis is heedless of the …
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The NEH vs. the Supreme Court? – Matthew J. Franck – Bench Memos …
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Feb 18th, 10
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21 when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Citizens United v.
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Feb 18th, 10
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Lowell over at Blue Virginia (get your own link), has published a Washington Post Poll which suggests that eight out of ten Americans do not support the Supreme Court Decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
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The Role of the Supreme Court « Virginia Virtucon
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Feb 17th, 10
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A new poll by The Washington Post shows eight in 10 poll respondents oppose the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. “Eight in 10 poll respondents say they oppose the high court’s Jan
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Feb 17th, 10
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A new poll by The Washington Post shows eight in 10 poll respondents oppose the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. “Eight in 10 poll respondents say they oppose the high court’s Jan
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Large Majority Opposes Supreme Court Decision | Public Campaign
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Feb 17th, 10
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Almost a month after the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United that Congress cannot restrict the ability of unions and corporations — that is, groups of individuals pooling their resources — to advertise on behalf of or in opposition …
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Washington Post Still Doesn't Understand Supreme Court Ruling …
Feb 16th, 10
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Grumbling over the Supreme Court ‘s recent decision in Citizens United continue to rumble like distant thunder. Will the decision go down in history as one more in the Court’s long line of egregious opinions? Likely! …
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Indicting the Supreme Court… | Project World Awareness
Feb 16th, 10
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Law professors Scot Powe and Steve Bickerstaff discuss the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision and it’s impact on the…
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Law professors discuss Citizens United Supreme Court ruling « Know
Feb 16th, 10
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The various courts that heard the Citizens United case found in favor or the FEC (agreeing that the movie could not be shown), and the case eventually arrived at the Supreme Court . It initially was contested on rather narrow statutory …
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Discovery News – Election Fundraising More Fun–and Constitutional …
Feb 15th, 10
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Grumbling over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United continue to rumble like distant thunder. Will the decision go down in history as one more in the Court’s long line of egregious opinions? Likely! …
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Common Man News: Indicting the Supreme Court
Feb 13th, 10
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Grumbling over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United continue to rumble like distant thunder. Will the decision go down in history as one more in the Court’s long line of egregious opinions? Likely! …
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Indicting the Supreme Court « Count Us Out
Feb 12th, 10
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Grumbling over the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United continue to rumble like distant thunder. Will the decision go down in history as one more in the Court’s long line of egregious opinions? Likely! …
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Indicting the Supreme Court
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Feb 12th, 10
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When the Supreme Court issued its decision in Citizens United v. FEC lifting restrictions on corporate and union spending in federal elections, Sen. C.
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Feb 12th, 10
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I’ve previously noted that Colorado is taking steps to address the impact of Citizens United on the state constitution. To that end, interrogatories have been prepared and presented to the State Supreme Court .
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Feb 11th, 10
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Now that the radical majority on the Supreme Court — the activist conservative judges — have overturned a century of precedent and settled law with their decision in Citizens United v FEC, they may soon have an opportunity to overturn …
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Will Supreme Court Radicals Gut the Commerce Clause? : Sierra Voices
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Feb 9th, 10
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Less than three weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for money and corruption to walk right into political campaigns. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that limits by the Federal …
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Recent Supreme Court ruling treats citizens the same as …
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Feb 5th, 10
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On Jan 21, a decision rendered by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) overturned centuries of corporate spending restrictions, institutionalized the return of judicial activism and set a …
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OUDaily.com | COLUMN: Supreme Court got this one wrong
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Feb 4th, 10
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House Democrats are forming a Citizens United task force to decide on the best set of legislative push back against the Supreme Court decision that upended 100 years of precedent and legalized unlimited corporate involvement in …
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Pelosi Taps Task Force To Counter Supreme Court's Citizens United …
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Feb 3rd, 10
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v.
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Feb 3rd, 10
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The very narrow and hotly disputed 5 to 4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Citizens United v.
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Common Cause in Wisconsin: Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will …
Feb 2nd, 10
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On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down decades of judicial precedent when it ruled on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
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Alex Schiff: Supreme Court v. The People | The Michigan Daily
Feb 1st, 10
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Despite the predictable muddle of misinformation and tortured sky-is-falling screeches from the left, the Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United ruling was constitutionally unassailable and long overdue. …
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Obama Unfairly Attacks Supreme Court | Monroerising.com
Feb 1st, 10
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But the Supreme Court of the United States seems to think they are living beings; as such, they granted corporations the ability to give as much as they please to politicians for their campaigns in the case of Citizens United v. …
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Feb 1st, 10
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by Joel S. Hirschhorn Sensible, intelligent Americans are furious over the recent Supreme Court 5-to-4-decision referred to as Citizens United v.
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Fixing A Bad Supreme Court Decision | Atlantic Free Press – Hard …
Jan 31st, 10
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The recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC has put campaign finance reform back on the nation’s political agenda. Now more than ever, Americans are voicing concern over the corrupting influence of special interest money …
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Supreme Court Ruling Gives Boost to Public Funding Movement | You …
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Jan 30th, 10
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Also, see both sides point of view on the recent Supreme Court decision at Conservative vs Liberal on recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Audio of oral arguments in Citizens United v.
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Jan 30th, 10
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Also, see both sides point of view on the recent Supreme Court decision at Conservative vs Liberal on recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Audio of oral arguments in Citizens United v. …
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The Heritage Foundation and the Supreme Court vs President Obama …
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Jan 28th, 10
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission [JURIST report], which eased restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations and …
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