Senate committee hears testimony on limiting corporate campaign spending
The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , which eased restrictions on political campaign...
US lawmakers call for legislation to limit corporate campaign spending
US lawmakers on Thursday called for legislation to mitigate the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision easing restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations. The proposal was put forth by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)...
JURIST Guest Columnist Chibli Mallat, professor of law at the University of Utah and Saint Joseph's University, Lebanon, says that for the sake of stability in Iraq's upcoming elections, it's imperative that all parties respect the Iraqi judiciary's recent decision...
Constructive Criticism: Presidential Opposition to Supreme Court Rulings
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, says that although a president should naturally be careful to avoid demonstrating disrespect for the Supreme Court, the remarks President Obama recently made about the Court's decision...
White House presses critique of high court in campaign finance case
The Obama administration continued to criticize the Supreme Court Monday for its recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , which eased restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations and labor unions. In an...
Obama chides Supreme Court again in State of the Union speech
US President Barack Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , which eased restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, in his State of the Union Address...
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, US Supreme Court, January 21, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on corporate campaign spending....
Supreme Court eases corporate restrictions on political campaign spending
The US Supreme Court on Thursday decided 5-4 in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to ease restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations. The Court was asked to...
Federal appeals court rules nonprofit political spending limits unconstitutional
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations restricting the political spending of nonprofit groups violates the First Amendment. The suit was...
The US Supreme Court reheard oral arguments Wednesday in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to determine whether two precedent cases that uphold restraints...
