Analysis: Two precedents in jeopardy
If supporters of federal curbs on political campaign spending by corporations were counting on Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to hesitate to strike down such restrictions, they could take no comfort from the Supreme Court’s 93-minute hearing Wednesday on that historic question. Despite the best efforts of four other Justices to argue for ruling only very narrowly, the strongest impression was that they had not ... Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
The hard core right wing republican justices are trying to stick the dagger in democracy before appointments make them a minority again. This case stinks of hypocrisy by Roberts, who claims to decry activist judges. He weirdly requested this case be reframed and resubmitted so he could override supreme court precedents.