Tag Archives: SCOTUS

Lawsuit Challenges Hillary’s Eligibility

A lawsuit has been filed with the Supreme Court charging that Hillary Clinton is ineligible to serve as Secretary of State because as a Senator she had voted to increase the salary of the position she now holds. The litigants claim that vote, made in 2007, is forbidden by an arcane clause of the U.S. Constitution. Before Clinton was confirmed, …

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Corporate Personhood: Bill Would Force CEOs To Say “I Stand By This Message”

In reaction to the SCOTUS decision to allow corporations to advertise in political campaigns, a bill has been submitted in the U.S. House that will require CEOs to append “I’m So & So and I approve this message” to every ad. A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers have a response to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited …

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VIDEO: Justice Alito Mouths “Not True” During POTUS Slam On SCOTUS

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL): Tax Corporate Political Ads At 500%

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), the best thing to hit Congress in a long time, has launched a campaign to tax corporate political ads at 500% of their value. Fearing this decision before it became official, Grayson last week filed five campaign finance bills and a sixth one on Thursday. Grayson said the bills are important to securing the people’s “right …

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Olbermann On SCOTUS Ruling To Allow Corporate Political Ads

Watch and get even more scared. Classic Olbermann.

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SCOTUS Ends Ban On Corporate Political Ad Campaigns For POTUS And Congress

The Supreme Court has lifted the ban on corporations making political ads in support of presidential or congressional candidates. By a 5-4 vote, the court overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said companies can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to produce and run their own campaign ads. The decision, which almost certainly will also allow labor unions …

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SCOTUS To Hear R-71 Petition Names Disclosure Case

Yet another omen. Considering the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that Prop 8 opponents are rightfully terrified of violent homofascists, it doesn’t bode well that they’ve agreed to hear the appeal of the decision to release the names on Washington state’s anti-gay R-71 petition. The justices said Friday they’ll consider an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that the names …

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The Omen, Starring SCOTUS

Last week’s SCOTUS decision to bar the televising of Perry vs. Schwarzenegger has many reading the ruling as an omen of how they will rule when the case reaches them. Legal experts on the left and right gleaned three insights from the high court intervention: First, the justices are following this case closely. They typically rule on appeals after cases …

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NYT On Prop 8 Camera Ban

The New York Times editorial board came out swinging this morning in reaction to the SCOTUS ban on live cameras in the courtroom at Perry vs. Schwarzenegger. The antipathy of some justices to televising Supreme Court arguments is as well known as it is wrongheaded. But the court’s stance against allowing unobtrusive C-Spanlike coverage of its own proceedings should not …

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SCOTUS Votes 5-4 To Block Live TV Cameras From Prop 8 Trial

This evening the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the cowardly bigots and ruled 5-4 to block live television cameras from the courtroom in Perry Vs. Schwarzenegger, saying that witnesses faced “irreparable harm” from vindictive homofascists if their faces were broadcast to the world. On Monday the Court issued a temporary injunction blocking cameras pending today’s final decision. Today’s ruling did …

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Maddow On Prop 8 Camera Ban

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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Prop 8 TV Cameras

The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued a temporary injunction blocking television cameras from the Prop 8 trial, which begins today in San Francisco. The court’s decision is not the final word; the stay sought by same-sex marriage opponents expires Wednesday. The court said that will permit justices “further consideration.” The trial is scheduled to start Monday. Justice Stephen G. …

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SCOTUS May Hear R-71 Appeal On Release Of Petition Names

On January 15th the U.S. Supreme Court will decide if it will hear the appeal of Protect Marriage Washington over the decision to force the release of the names of those who signed Referendum 71. The court likely will announce later that day or the following Monday if it will take the R-71 petition case. If the court declines to …

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SCOTUS To Decide Case Of LGBT Students Excluded From Christian Group

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of LGBT students barred from membership in a college Christian group. The Christian Legal Society had appealed a lower court’s decision to uphold a California university’s denial of recognition over anti-gay discrimination. The case could set new rules for campus groups that receive funding through fees paid by the students. The …

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Olson & Boies: Gays On Trial

Over at The American Prospect, Gabriel Arana discusses the risks and payoff inherent in David Boies and Ted Olson’s gambit of taking the repeal of Prop 8 to federal court. The stakes are high. If Perry v. Schwarzenegger reaches the Supreme Court and Boies and Olson are successful, gays and lesbians nationwide would not only have the right to marry, …

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Quote Of The Day – Antonin Scalia

“My burden is not to show that originalism is perfect but to show that it beats the other available alternatives. Did any provision of the Constitution guarantee a right to abortion? No one thought so for almost two centuries after the founding. Did any provision in the Constitution guarantee a right to homosexual sodomy? Same answer.” – Supreme Court Justice …

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R-71 Names Battle Referred To Full Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has referred the R-71 names battle to the full Court for review. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Tuesday referred to the full Supreme Court a request t0 block the release of names of people who signed petitions seeking to overturn Washington’s new “everything but marriage” same-sex domestic partner law. David Ammons, spokesman for Secretary …

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Washington Haters Take R-71 Names Issue To SCOTUS

Backers of Washington’s Referendum 71 have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn last week’s judgment that they must reveal the names of those who signed the petition to get the issue on the ballot. Justice Anthony Kennedy has ordered Washington state to file a response. In September, U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle temporarily barred state officials from releasing …

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Prop 8 Backers Seek To Boot CA Attorney General From Their Side

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is refusing to defend Proposition 8 from a lawsuit contending that it is unconstitutional. Because he agrees. Therefore Protect Marriage now wants him listed as a plaintiff in the suit, rather than a defendant. In court papers filed late Friday, Proposition 8 backers argue that allowing Brown to remain as a named defendant in the …

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