SCOTUS
- Aug- 2023 -11 AugustGovernment
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito’s luxury travel with billionaire…
Read More » - May- 2023 -13 MayOpinion
Supreme Court Has Run Amuk
The Supreme Court has run amok, and it’s time to get it under control. For the last year, we have…
Read More » - Sep- 2021 -2 SeptemberGovernment
Abortion Law: Texas Plays a Wedge
Will the People Follow Texas to the Right on Women Reproduction Rights? The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the…
Read More » - Jul- 2015 -1 JulyGovernment
What’s the Real Costs/Benefits of Dirty Energy Sources in Indiana?
MUNCIE, Indiana NEWS- All the good news coming from SCOTUS over the past week has caused social media to explode…
Read More » - Apr- 2014 -28 AprilGovernment
Lawrence Lessig Has a “Moonshot” Plan to Halt Our Slide Toward Plutocracy
Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough…
Read More » - 3 AprilGovernment
McCutcheon Ruling Ignores Disclosure Reality
By Edwin Bender Executive Director of the National Institute on Money in State Politics MUNCIE, Indiana (Op/Ed) – The U.S.…
Read More » - Mar- 2014 -27 MarchGovernment
Republicans Prefer Lawsuits and Fear Mongering to Health Care
Since they took control of the House in 2011, Republicans have voted to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act…
Read More » - Feb- 2014 -23 February
SCOTUS: McCutcheon v FEC Ruling Could Unleash Mega-Donors
Minimum Give the Maximum Supreme Court could unleash mega-donors with McCutcheon v FEC Ruling HELENA, MT – As political reporters from…
Read More » - 21 FebruaryGovernment
The Creeping Expansion of Corporate Civil Rights
Last week, The Wire creator David Simon told Bill Moyers that the legal doctrine that spending money on political campaigns…
Read More » - Oct- 2013 -14 OctoberGovernment
Citizens United: McCutcheon v FEC, The Sequel
Recommended Reading: McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (via Moyers & Company) The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in McCutcheon…
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