Oct 3, 2012
Future appointments by Obama or Romney could be pivotal on issues of gay rights, gun laws, abortion and money in politics. The Supreme Court is not on the ballot in November, but its future direction on issues such as abortion, gay rights, gun rights, voting laws and the role of money in politics depends on [...]
Aug 15, 2012
This past spring, the state senate deadlocked on a 20-20 vote and did not pass a parent trigger law supported by right-wingers Jeb Bush and Michelle Rhee. Even some Republican senators turned against the proposal when not a single Florida parent group supported it. Every Florida parent group opposed it. They warned that the parent [...]
Jun 26, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed the right of corporations to make independent political expenditures, summarily overturning a 100-year-old Montana state law that barred corporations from such political activity… …The court issued a summary reversal without waiting to hear oral arguments in the case… …In a dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that “Montana’s experience, like [...]
Apr 2, 2012
Paul Blumenthal -paulblumenthal@huffingtonpost.com as posted to VLTP by Donna Brusoski WASHINGTON — On Friday evening, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling that could begin the process of revealing the identities of secret donors to groups connected to Karl Rove and the Koch brothers. The court ruled in Van Hollen [...]
