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Month: February 2013
Campaign Financing Headed Back to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to wade back into the controversial issue of campaign financing. The Court recently granted certiorari in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which challenges the current monetary cap on individual political c...
Will Upcoming Voting Rights Act Case Rest on the Elections Clause?
The U.S. Supreme Court saved the best for last, as it is poised to take on its most controversial cases in the coming weeks. The first case on deck is Shelby County v. Holder, which will reexamine the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act....
Is Recess Appointment Controversy a Nonjusticiable Political Question? Court May Look to Goldwater v. Carter
The constitutionality of President Barak Obama’s recess appointments will likely appear before the U.S. Supreme Court. However, there is a strong chance that the Court will determine that the controversy in a nonjusticiable political question. A...
Missouri v. Holland: Are All Laws Implementing Treaties Valid?
Missouri v. Holland may be a case about birds, but its long-standing precedent has given Congress and the President wide latitude when implementing international treaties. As we discussed last week, the fate of a Pennsylvania woman charged with poiso...
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SCOTUS Rejects First Amendment Challenge to TikTok Ban
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 19, 2025
On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled...
First Amendment Issues Dominant Busy Week at the Supreme Court
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 14, 2025
Upon returning from break, the U.S. Supreme Court tackled some of the most closely watched cases of...
Supreme Court’s January Docket Includes Key Free Speech Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 13, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. The case, Free Speech Co...
