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Does the First Amendment Include the Right to Tell Lies?
As with any Constitutional right, the Supreme Court has ruled that no right is absolute.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Economic Inequality Is a Major Threat to Human Progress, and More
85 people control the same amount of wealth as half the population of the entire world, and the top one percent has 65 times the wealth of the bottom …
Citizens United Four Years Later
Briffault: Private wealth of individuals and spending by super PACs, not just for-profit corporations, are spending huge sums in electoral politics.
Four Years After Citizens United: Is Campaign Cash Buying Justice in State Courts?
Four years after the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, new research shows that outside spending has had a big impact on judicial races.
The Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense From Monsanto Abuse
Refusal to reinstate OSGATA et al v. Monsanto prevents farmers from protecting themselves beyond partial court of appeals victory.
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Members of Congress Introduce a New Fix for the Voting Rights Act
Legislation introduced yesterday represents the first attempt by a bipartisan group in Congress to reinstate the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court took away.
SCOTUS Hears Argentine/Hedge Fund Objection
Argentina expected to file final appeal on landmark debt case in February.
Orwellian or a Blunt Tool?: Conflicting Rulings on NSA Spying Set Up Likely Supreme Court Showdown
A federal judge has upheld the National Security Agency's bulk collection of US telephone data just days after a separate court reached an opposite opinion.
Year-End Legislation Could Close National Security Loophole, Protect Government Whistleblowers
A Senate bill could restore due process rights of appeal for punished federal employees whose jobs are deemed “sensitive.”
Predatory Hedge Funds and Argentina Face Supreme Court Showdown in Landmark Global Poverty Case
Majority debt holders seek to end standoff between Argentina and holdouts.