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Affirmative Action set for Election-Season Supreme Court Review
Racial policies in college admissions are set to face the judgement of the Supreme Court. Together with health care, immigration and political redistricting also under review, this is certainly shaping up to be a big year for politics and the … Continue reading
As Prop 8 Makes its Way to the Supreme Court, What Will They Do?
Today in California, Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot ban on same sex marriage, has been struck down 2-1 by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Stephen Reinhardt spoke for the majority when he said that “Proposition 8 served no … Continue reading
Citizens United is 2 — But Who Isn’t Buying In?
Citizens United, the decision that lets unlimited corporate funds into elections, is two years old. What does it have to show for itself? Well — let’s crunch some numbers: Between the 2008 and 2010 elections, spending by independent groups, including … Continue reading
Can Presidents Ignore the Supreme Court?
The latest news from the GOP primary circuit is that South Carolina winner and rising star Newt Gingrich has vowed to put the judiciary back in its place. Part of what this means is ignoring Supreme Court decisions he does … Continue reading
The Year in Law and Politics — A Podcast
In this week’s podcast we look back at 2011. Join us as we survey the past twelve months of legal triumph, tragedy, farce (Kardashian, anyone?) and everything in between. We’ll also make some spirited (and sure to be wrong!) prognostications about what 2012 … Continue reading
The Fate of Universal Health Care Will Define the Role of Central Government
The Supreme Court has blocked out 3 days in March, over which to hear five and a half hours of arguments concerning the Affordable Care Act. It will be the most time devoted to ay single case since the Civil … Continue reading
Voting Rights Debate Promises Burgeoning Partisan Battle
This year-end, new battles over the Voting Rights Act are emerging, but they are new battles inextricably embedded in the history of discrimination and civil rights. Signed by President Johnson in 1965, Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, requires … Continue reading
The Road to Citizens United
Commenting on the growth and prosperity of the nineteenth century Gilded Age, historians Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager wrote: “The nation was fabulously rich but its wealth was gravitating rapidly into the hands of a small portion of … Continue reading
Posted in 14th amendment, 1st amendment, bill of rights, constitution, regulation, supreme court
Tagged Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, Henry Steele Commager, McCain-Feingold Act, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Samuel Eliot Morison, Supreme Court of the United States
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The Response to Occupy, Rick Perry’s “oops”, MF Global’s Bankruptcy and a Supreme Court Update; A Podcast
From one end of the spectrum, with Occupy, to the other, with MF Global, then to the tragi-comedy of Rick Perry’s debate gaffe, and finally to the highest law of the land with the Supreme Court, this week’s podcast has … Continue reading
Posted in 1st amendment, bankruptcy, business, civil unrest, federal government, supreme court, Uncategorized
Tagged First Amendment to the United States Constitution, GPS, health care bill, John Corzine, MF Global, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Rick Perry, Supreme Court
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Occupy Oakland, the First Amendment and Kim Kardashian; A Podcast
Between Kim Kardashian’s blink-and-you-missed-it marriage, Groupon’s incredible IPO performance and the endurance of “Occupy” and the voice of the 99%, we have a great podcast for you this week. And of course, the cherry on top of it all was … Continue reading
Posted in 1st amendment, celebrity divorce, class action suit, small business, supreme court, The RocketLawyer Podcast, wal-mart
Tagged discrimination, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Groupon, Initial public offering, Kim Kardashian, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Wal-Mart
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Citizens United Gathers More Dissidents
“Right to be Forgotten” — What We’re Reading
Affirmative Action set for Election-Season Supreme Court Review
Episode 57: Internet Privacy and the “Right to Be Forgotten”
Should There be a “Right to be Forgotten” on the Internet?
