Supreme Court
Events (325)
- June 1, 2009: Former Bush Speechwriter Advises Republicans to ‘Play Grown-Up’ in Challenging Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-01
- June 2, 2009: Doctored Photo Shows Supreme Court Nominee in KKK-Like Hood and Robe 2009-06-02
- June 2, 2009: Gun Decision by Supreme Court Nominee Affirmed by Conservative Appeals Court 2009-06-02
- June 3, 2009: Gingrich: Supreme Court Nominee ‘Betray[ed] a Fundamental Principle of the American System,’ Equal Justice before the Law 2009-06-03
- June 3, 2009: Republican Senator Questions Supreme Court Nominee’s Philosophy, Temperament 2009-06-03
- June 3-4, 2009: Republicans Dialing Back Inflammatory Rhetoric towards Supreme Court Nominee? 2009-06-03
- June 5, 2009: Corporations Bankrolling ‘Grassroots’ Organizations Opposing Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-05
- June 5, 2009: Republican Chairman: ‘God Help’ White Males in Supreme Court Nominee’s Courtroom 2009-06-05
- June 5, 2009: Republican Senator Says Sotomayor Will Receive ‘Fair Hearing’ 2009-06-05
- June 7, 2009: Gingrich: Supreme Court Nominee a ‘Racialist’ 2009-06-07
- June 8, 2009: Former First Lady Speaks Well of Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-08
- June 9, 2009: Republican Senator Has No Concerns over Supreme Court Nominee, Understands Her ‘Wise Latina’ Remark 2009-06-09
- June 12, 2009: Conservative Pundit Prefers ‘Old Bigotry’ to Affirmative Action in Arguing against Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-12
- June 12, 2009: Former President Bush Condemns Racial Attacks on Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-12
- June 20, 2009: English-Only Advocates Bash Supreme Court Nominee, Misspell Word on Banner 2009-06-20
- June 22, 2009: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plame Wilson Lawsuit Appeal 2009-06-22
- June 22, 2009: Supreme Court Dodges Question of Voting Rights Act’s Constitutionality 2009-06-22
- June 29, 2009: Supreme Court Says ‘Citizens United’ Electioneering Case to Be Heard in September 2009-06-29
- July 16, 2009: Conservative Pundit: ‘Affirmative Action’ Latina Judge Should Not Be Confirmed to US Supreme Court Because America Is ‘a Country Built Basically by White Folks’ 2009-07-16
- September 9, 2009: Supreme Court Hears Second Round of Arguments in ‘Citizens United,’ Verdict Same as Before 2009-09-09
- January 21, 2010: Law Professor: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Moves towards ‘Deregulation of the Electoral Process’ 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: New York Times: ‘Citizens United’ Rule ‘Disastrous,’ Takes US ‘Back to the Robber-Baron Era of the 19th Century’ 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: President Criticizes ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: Olbermann: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Means Corporations Will Own and Operate US Political System 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: Olbermann: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Means Corporations Will Own and Operate US Political System 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: In ‘Citizens United’ Case, Supreme Court Finds Corporations Can Spend Unlimited Amounts in Political Campaigns via First Amendment Protections 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: Constitutional Analyst: ‘Citizens United’ Decision Would Let Corporate Donors ‘Drown Out Any Voices that Disagree with Them’ 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: Government Accountability Organization Says ‘Citizens United’ Decision Makes It Possible for ‘Moneyed Interests’ to ‘Drown… Out’ Others in Campaigns 2010-01-21
- January 21, 2010: Sunlight Foundation: Current Disclosure System Not Adequate to Handle Demands for Campaign Finance Transparency 2010-01-21
- January 21-22, 2010: Democratic Senator Says ‘Citizens United’ Ruling Overturns 100 Years of Campaign Finance Law; Political Fact-Checkers Say Ruling Impacts Laws from 1970s Onward; Other Democrats Critical of Ruling 2010-01-21
- January 21-22, 2010: Corporate, Trade Entities Biggest ‘Winners’ in ‘Citizens United’ Decision, Press Reports 2010-01-21
- January 22, 2010: Wall Street Journal Calls ‘Citizens United’ a Victory for Free Speech, Advocates Complete Deregulation of Campaign Finance 2010-01-22
- January 24, 2010: Obama Blasts ‘Citizens United’ Decision in Radio, Internet Address 2010-01-24
- January 25, 2010: Law Professor: ‘Citizens United’ Will Not Cause Increase in Political Spending 2010-01-25
- January 25, 2010: ’Citizens United’ Lawyer Confirms Court Decision Part of ‘10-Year Plan’ to Completely Dismantle Campaign Finance Law 2010-01-25
- January 26, 2010: Former Supreme Court Justice ‘Obliquely’ Critical of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-01-26
- January 27-28, 2010: Conservatives Accuse Obama of ‘Demagoguery’ over Concerns that ‘Citizens United’ Decision May Allow Foreign Money to Influence Elections; Supreme Court Justices, Experts Agree with Concerns 2010-01-27
- January 27-29, 2010: Obama Criticizes ‘Citizens United’ Ruling in State of the Union Address, Supreme Court Justice Mouths ‘Not True’ in Retort 2010-01-27
- February 2, 2010: Supreme Court Justice Publicly Defends ‘Citizens United’ Ruling 2010-02-02
- February 3, 2010: Some Tea Party Members Declare Their Disapproval of ‘Citizens United’ Ruling 2010-02-03
- February 11, 2010: Congressional Democrats Introduce Legislation Limiting Effects of ‘Citizens United’ 2010-02-11
- February 17, 2010: Florida House Considers Bill Criminalizing Abortion 2010-02-17
- February 27, 2010: Loophole in ‘Citizens United’ Allows Corporations to Anonymously Finance ‘Third Party’ Political Advertisements 2010-02-27
- March 8, 2010: Chief Justice Complains that Congressional Democrats Cheered Criticisms of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-03-08
- March 15, 2010: Appeals Court Upholds Fine against ‘Birther’ Lawyer 2010-03-15
- April 5, 2010: Lawyer Warns against Effect of Corporate Donations in Wake of ‘Citizens United’ Ruling 2010-04-05
- June 28, 2010: Claim that Supreme Court Justice Accepted Case Challenging Obama’s Citizenship Debunked 2010-06-28
- July 26-27, 2010: Republican Filibuster Blocks Campaign Finance Act Intended to Override ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-07-26
- July 26, 2010: Trade and Lobbying Organization Blasts Democrats’ Attempt to Force Public Identification of Political Donors 2010-07-26
- July 28, 2010: Senate Candidate Erroneously Claims Defeated Campaign Finance Reform Legislation Is Law 2010-07-28