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Events (325)

• August 2, 2010: Democrats Worried about Huge Corporate Fundraising for 2010 Elections 2010-08-02
• August 9, 2010 - January 11, 2011: Government Imposes Lien on ‘Birther’ Attorney for Failure to Pay Fine 2010-08-09
• July 7 - August 16, 2010: ’Birther’ Lawyer Appeals Fine to Supreme Court, Appeal Denied; Lawyer Alleges Court Docket Tampered With 2010-08-16
• October 14, 2010: Connecticut Attorney General Candidate Says States, Not Federal Government, Ultimate Arbiter of Law, Rejects Supreme Court as Final Constitutional Arbiter 2010-10-14
• October 15, 2010: Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Promises to Revive Anti-Abortion Legislation if Elected 2010-10-15
• November 23, 2010: Congressional Democrats Ponder Idea of Constitutional Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2010-11-23
• January 4, 2011: Republican Senator Says Federal Government Has No Power to Regulate Child Labor, Cites Overturned Supreme Court Decision, Misinterprets Constitution as ‘Proof’ 2011-01-04
• January 26, 2011 and After: House Republicans Push Bill to Eliminate Public Funding of Presidential Elections 2011-01-26
• February 7, 2011: New York Times Legal Correspondent: Status of Media Clouds Issue of Corporate ‘Free Speech’ 2011-02-07
• February 14, 2011: Watchdog Group Asks for Details of Supreme Court Justice’s Participation in Koch Brothers Retreat 2011-02-14
• March 2, 2011: Supreme Court Finds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest at Soldier’s Funeral Protected by First Amendment 2011-03-02
• March 25, 2011: Law Expert Believes Supreme Court Will Again Rule in Favor of Wealthy Independent Campaign Donors 2011-03-25
• April 27, 2011: Tennessee Votes to Allow Corporations to Donate Directly to Candidates, Parties 2011-04-27
• May 16, 2011: ’Citizens United’ Lawyer Forms Republican Super PAC 2011-05-16
• June 23, 2011: Romney-Aligned ‘Super PAC’ Forms, Run by Registered Lobbyist 2011-06-23
• June 27, 2011: Supreme Court Limits Public Financing of Elections 2011-06-27
• August 8, 2011: Court Denies Lawsuit Asking that Foreign Citizens be Allowed to Donate to US Candidates 2011-08-08
• August 30, 2011: Republican Lawmakers Part of Orchestrated Effort to Restrict Voting 2011-08-30
• September 20, 2011: House Democrats Introduce Amendment to Regulate Corporate Spending in Elections 2011-09-20
• November 1, 2011: Democratic Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Regulate Campaign Finance 2011-11-01
• December 1, 2011: House Votes to End Public Financing of Presidential Elections; Will Not Pass Senate 2011-12-01
• December 30, 2011 and After: Montana Supreme Court Rules that State Campaign Finance Ban Stands in Spite of ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2011-12-30
• January 4, 2012: Legal Correspondent Says US Supreme Court Likely to Overturn Montana Limits on Corporate Electoral Spending 2012-01-04
• January 9, 2012: Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit to Allow Foreign Citizens to Spend Money in US Elections 2012-01-09
• January 10, 2012: Republican National Committee Sues for Right of Donors to Make Unlimited Contributions Directly to Candidates 2012-01-10
• January 21, 2012: Former GOP Presidential Candidate Says ‘Citizens United’ Is ‘Leveling the Playing Field,’ Advocates for Direct Donations by Wealthy 2012-01-21
• January 21, 2012: Supreme Court Justice Says Court Not Responsible for Transformation of Political System after ‘Citizens United’ 2012-01-21
• February 10-17, 2012: US Supreme Court Issues Stay on Montana Supreme Court’s Ruling against ‘Citizens United,’ Will Likely Hear Appeal 2012-02-10
• February 17, 2012: Former FEC Chair Writes Second Defense of ‘Citizens United’-Driven ‘Super PACs’ 2012-02-17
• February 19, 2012: McCain Calls Supreme Court ‘Ignoran[t]’ over ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-02-19
• March 9, 2012: Political Expert: Huge Increase in Outside Campaign Spending Directly Tied to ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-03-09
• March 26, 2012: Two-Year Anniversary of ‘Citizens United’ Decision: 80 Billionaires Contribute Two-Thirds of Super PAC Funds 2012-03-26
• March 27, 2012: McCain Calls ‘Citizens United’ Decision a ‘Combination of Arrogance, Naivete and Stupidity’ 2012-03-27
• March 30, 2012: Judge Broadens FEC Disclosure Requirements for Campaign Donations 2012-03-30
• April 30, 2012: Senator, Organizations File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Reverse Montana Ban on Corporate Spending; Other Organizations Ask for Review 2012-04-30
• May 14, 2012: Law Professors Unsure of Some of Author’s Claims Regarding Chief Justice’s Machinations in ‘Citizens United’ Decision 2012-05-14
• May 14, 2012: Author and Reporter: Chief Justice Engineered ‘Citizens United’ to Expressly Invalidate Campaign Finance Law 2012-05-14
• May 21, 2012: 22 States Petition Supreme Court to Uphold Montana’s Ban on Corporate Political Spending 2012-05-21
• May 30, 2012: Retired Supreme Court Justice Says Corporations Should Have No More Right to Vote than Foreign Citizens 2012-05-30
• June 11, 2012: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear ‘Birther’ Appeal 2012-06-11
• June 25, 2012: Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Campaign Finance Law Banning Corporate Election Spending 2012-06-25
• June 27, 2012: Former Senator: Rulings Prove Supreme Court Has Become a ‘Partisan Arm of Corporate America,’ Says Nation in ‘Constitutional Crisis’ 2012-06-27
• November 2009 - November 2010: Wife of Supreme Court Justice Founds Tea Party Group, Later Resigns due to Questions about Conflicts of Interest
• January 1988: Appeals Court Rules Independent Counsel Law Violates ‘Doctrine of a Unitary Executive’
• February 29, 1923: Court Denies Hindu Right to Become Citizen, Contradicts Evidentiary Standard from Previous Citizenship Case
• February 1996: Clinton Administration Refuses to Challenge Congress via Signing Statements
• March 2001: Author Publishes Book on 2000 Election, Concludes ‘We Will Never Know Who Won Florida’
• March 2006: South Dakota Governor Bans Almost All Abortions in His State
• March 2010: Appeals Court Overturns Verdict in Lawsuit, Finds in Favor of Anti-Gay Church that Protested Funeral of Slain Marine
• March 2011: Two Anonymous Plaintiffs File Suit Asking that Legal Residents from Foreign Countries Be Allowed to Make Campaign Donations