Monthly Archives: June 2012

SCOTUS to America in Montana case: “The Facts Are Irrelevant.”

The Supreme Court, lining up in the same sharply divided 5-4 position as in Citizens United, summarily reversed the Montana Supreme Court in ATP v. Bullock, striking down a 100-year old state restriction on corporate spending in Montana elections. Montana … Continue reading

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Corporate Headquarters Capital Confronts Corporate Power

Updated with this piece from the Stamford Advocate, July 6. A full vote of the Stamford Board of Representatives on a resolution calling for a Constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United is expected soon.  Stamford, Connecticut is a wonderful city … Continue reading

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Will Massachusetts Be Next to Demand 28th Amendment? Bay Staters should ask their representatives.

Here’s my op-ed in the Fall River Herald News about the demand across Massachusetts (sixty-two cities and towns so far) for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. A resolution (S.772) calling on Congress to send the 28th Amendment to … Continue reading

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