In a widely expected decision, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that restrictions on corporate campaign spending are unconstitutional. More later today when I've had a chance to read it, but in the meantime I can't resist quoting Mark Tushnet:Political Scientist Peter Irons wrote a...
constituional interpretation
Dahlia Lithwick makes the case for a liberal of the Brennan/Marshall variety (although I suppose the best analogy to Scalia would be William O. Douglas.) Unfortunately, I think she's also.
Since we haven't heard much about the courts in this election, I suppose it's worth noting that given the likely retirements of Ginsburg (75 year-old cancer survivor), Souter (69, hates.
The only real suspense about D.C. v. Heller was 1)how exactly the right to bear arms was defined and 2)what the lineup would be. The D.C. gun ban was clearly doomed. Scalia writing the lead opinion made a broader coalition less likely, and indeed the...