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FCC v. Pacifica Foundation: The Supreme Court and “Filthy Words”
It is seldom that the Justices use foul language in an opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, except when the case at issue is about foul language. FCC v. Pacifica Foundation v. Fox Television Stations centered on fines levied against Fox...
Baker v. Carr: The Most Important Voting Rights Decision of the Twentieth Century
The Supreme Court has issued several notable voting rights decisions over the past one hundred years. However, very few had the impact of Baker v. Carr. In fact, Justice Earl Warren chose Baker v. Carr—not Brown v. Board of Education—as the “mo...
Armour v. Indianapolis: Do Unequal Taxes Violate the Constitution?
Taxes are perpetually a source of debate in this country, from federal taxes right down to the water and sewer taxes charged by local municipalities. Legal disputes often arise when certain taxpayers feel they are paying more than their fair share. I...
ARMOUR v. INDIANAPOLIS
Syllabus of the Court For decades, Indianapolis (City) funded sewer projects using Indiana's Barrett Law, which permitted cities to apportion a public improvement project's costs equally among all abutting lots. Under that system, a city would creat...
Citizens United Decision That Created “Super Pacs” May Be Reconsidered
The U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) has taken quite a beating in recent weeks. The decision, which gave rise to the “Super Pacs” has been criticized for givi...
CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Syllabus of the Court As amended by §203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), federal law prohibits corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independent expenditures for speech that is an “electione...
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Vieth v Jubelirer and Partisan Redistricting
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 12, 2019
In Vieth v Jubelirer, 541 U.S. 267 (2004), a plurality of the U.S. Supreme Court held that partisan...
Madison v Alabama – Death Penalty and Dementia
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 7, 2019
In Madison v Alabama, 586 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment ...
Racial Gerrymanders Under Shaw v Reno
by DONALD SCARINCI on March 5, 2019
In Shaw v Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993), the U.S. Supreme Court held that claims of racial redistricti...
