Topic: James Bopp

Happy 2nd Birthday, Citizens United!

Tweet. On Sunday, Citizens United turned two. In case you're not familiar with the birthday kid, it's the 2010 Supreme Court decision that ruled...

In the Dark

Journalists are big believers in the First Amendment; its legal force undergirds the fearless journalism that democracy requires. But now comes a...
Tomorrow will mark the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The justices voted 5-4 that corporations and...
The high court has ruled in favor of gay rights advocates seeking to release the names of signers to a ballot measure that sought to repeal gay rightsThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of gay rights advocates seeking ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court justices appeared unwilling Wednesday to shield the names of signers of a ballot measure that sought to repeal a gay rights law</div><div><p> <p>Supreme Court justices appeared unwilling Wednesday to shield the names of ...
<div id="subtitle">Stevens listens to last argument as Supreme Court justice before retirement</div><div><p>It was a classic John Paul Stevens tactic: wait until the closing seconds and then ask a lawyer a pointed question.</p><p>The 90-year-old ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court skeptical over keeping private the names of anti-gay rights petition signers</div><div><p>Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday about keeping secret the names of people who signed a petition to repeal Washington state's gay ...
Conservative group seeks green light for greater corporate spending in electionsA conservative legal foundation on Wednesday asked federal regulators to give a green light to corporations and unions to begin spending their treasuries to influence this year's congressional elections.The James ...
GOP drops resolution calling for renaming Democrats 'Socialist'Republicans on Wednesday abandoned an effort to label their opponents the "Democrat Socialist Party," ending a fight within the GOP ranks that reflected the divide between those who want a more centrist message and ...
A lot of people are holding out hope that if Rudy wins the GOP nomination social conservatives will organize a third party challenge from the right that will split the Republican Party. Prominent social conservative leaders have been suggesting as much lately ...