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Hundreds in California Protest Corporate Influence in Elections
In the year since the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, there has been new scrutiny on the increasingly cozy relationship between corporate funders of elections and national policy...
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Justice Thomas' Unethical Conduct Highlights Need for Reforms
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is generating quite a bit of attention these days. Questions abound – not from him, as he hasn’t asked a question during oral arguments for over five years– but...
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ACLU DNA, Lead Paint, and the Judges who Made it Through GOP Obstruction
As we like to remind anyone who will listen, the current GOP senate has been shameless in its enthusiasm for obstructing judicial nominees just for the sake of obstruction. For instance, a PFAW memo on...
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Republican-Appointed Former Judge: Speed Up Judicial Confirmations
Timothy K. Lewis, a George H.W. Bush nominee who served on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from 1992 through 1999, offers some perspective on how judicial confirmations were handled before they...
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"The Number One Reason to Vote"
Supreme Court Called "The Number One Reason to Vote" Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the critical importance of the Supreme Court in this - and any - presidential election.Teaser Image: Lawrence...
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Court’s Conservatives Join Right Wing Attack on Unions
Court’s Conservatives Join Right Wing Attack on Unions The five conservatives decide an issue that was not before them and was not argued by the parties.Teaser Image: The five conservatives decide an...
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Toobin Asks Candidates to 'Take a Stand' on Supreme Court. They Already Have.
Toobin Asks Candidates to 'Take a Stand' on Supreme Court. They Already Have. On CNN’s website today, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin laments out how small a role the Supreme Court has played in the...
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Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Voting Rights Case
Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Voting Rights Case The Supreme Court announced today that it will hear a critical voting rights case next year. Arizona has appealed a 9th Circuit decision that barred...
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Debate Exposes Importance of Supreme Court to Working Women
Debate Exposes Importance of Supreme Court to Working Women The discussion of Lilly Ledbetter highlights the threat to working women that Mitt Romney's Supreme Court would pose.Teaser Image: The...
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More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue
More Recognition of the Courts as a Presidential Election Issue The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen makes clear the critical importance of the federal courts as an issue in the presidential election.Teaser...
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Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney
Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Mitt Romney Romney's agenda - especially his Supreme Court - would be devastating to LGBT and non-LGBT Americans alike.Teaser Image: Romney's agenda - especially his...
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On Every Issue, Vote the Court
On Every Issue, Vote the Court We are seeing increasing recognition of the Supreme Court as a central and critical issue in the presidential election.Teaser Image: We are seeing increasing...
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Importance of the Supreme Court in the Upcoming Election
Importance of the Supreme Court in the Upcoming Election As Election Day approaches, voters need to keep in mind one of the most important powers given to a president: the ability to nominate Supreme...
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Endorsements Cite Supreme Court
Endorsements Cite Supreme Court Overwhelming majority of endorsements cite the Supreme Court as an enormous contributing factor to keeping President Obama in office.Teaser Image: Overwhelming...
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The Election Gives Obama a Mandate on the Supreme Court
The Election Gives Obama a Mandate on the Supreme Court The Supreme Court mattered to voters this year, and that helped Obama win reelection.Teaser Image: The Supreme Court mattered to voters this...
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