As we await a decision from the Supreme Court in the McCutcheon v. FEC money in politics case, the Justices themselves heard from a protester who rose in the courtroom to proclaim that money is not speech, corporations are not people and to urge the Court to overturn Citizens United. That this breach was so surprising reminds us how cut-off the Supreme Court is from the life of the country. That separation also comes through in what the Justices had to say in the McCutcheon oral argument. Their comments illustrate flashpoints that underlie the Courts money in politics cases and shed light on the fundamental fissures we may see in their decision.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:47:12 +0000
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