Citizens Dis-United: Justices May Take Another Look at Campaign Finance Case

May 1, 2012 8:00 AM CDT

Ex-Partner Is Federally Indicted re Claimed Laundering, Via Law Firm, of Client’s $8K Campaign Gifts

Updated: A former Herzog Crebs partner who served on the St. Louis-based law firm’s management committee has been federally indicted in St. Louis along with a former governor of Missouri on accusations of helping a corporate client of the law firm launder a total of $8,000 in election campaign contributions…

Apr 12, 2012 5:53 PM CDT

Jury Selection to Begin in Trial of John Edwards on ‘Largely Untested’ Legal Theory

Jury selection begins in Greensboro, N.C., today in the federal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards, accused of using campaign funds to hide his affair with Rielle Hunter. Edwards is accused of violating laws that bar the personal use of campaign funds and cap individual contributions, Bloomberg News reports.…

Apr 12, 2012 2:52 PM CDT

DC Elections Board Probes Video Stunt in Which Activist Asks for Eric Holder Ballot

The Board of Elections in Washington, D.C., says it is investigating an incident in which a voter fraud activist asked about a ballot for Attorney General Eric Holder. The activist from James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas posted video of the April 3 incident on YouTube, report the Associated Press, the Washington…

Apr 12, 2012 11:00 AM CDT

Arizona AG Says Disgruntled Prosecutor ‘Conjured Up’ Accusations of Campaign Violations

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is denying allegations that he worked illegally with an independent campaign committee that ran attack ads against his opponent in 2010. Horne said a disgruntled employee “conjured up” the allegations, the Arizona Republic reports. The complaint by former prosecutor Don Dybus was filed in February…

Apr 3, 2012 1:29 PM CDT

Supreme Court Rejects Louisiana Bid to File Original Complaint Challenging Census Count

The state of Louisiana’s bid to file a lawsuit over the counting of illegal immigrants in the 2010 Census has been turned aside by the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, the justices rejected the state’s request to file an original complaint in the case, according to SCOTUSblog and the Associated Press.…

Mar 19, 2012 3:20 PM CDT

Show Me the Money: States, ABA Try to Figure Out When Campaign Cash Leads to a Judge’s Recusal

Mar 1, 2012 11:00 AM CST

Supreme Court Stays Montana Campaign Ruling; Ginsburg Sees Opportunity to Revisit Citizens United

A controversial Montana ruling that distinguished Citizens United and upheld corporate campaign restrictions in the state could give the U.S. Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit the issue, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the Montana ruling on Friday pending action on an upcoming cert…

Feb 21, 2012 1:16 PM CST

ACLU Offers $1,000 Reward for Proof of Voter-Impersonation Fraud in Minnesota

Weighing in on a controversial effort to pass a Minnesota ballot measure in November that would require voters to show photo identification at the ballot box, the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is offering a $1,000 reward for proof of voter fraud as part of a lobbying…

Feb 14, 2012 12:14 AM CST

Ariz. Supreme Court Affirms Decision Keeping Candidate Off Ballot Because of Poor English Skills

The Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling keeping a local candidate off the ballot because her English language skills are lacking. The two-page order by the Arizona Supreme Court didn’t detail reasons for the decision, report the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, the Yuma Sun and…

Feb 8, 2012 4:17 PM CST

The Badgering State: Wis. Battles over Worker’s Rights and Skirmishes in the Supreme Court

Feb 1, 2012 11:10 AM CST

Costumes, Singing, Dancing and Arrests Mark Occupy the Courts Protests

A dozen protesters were arrested at the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday as demonstrators protested the Citizens United ruling at courthouses across the country. The Supreme Court demonstration began across the street from the Supreme Court with demonstrators dressed as justices singing and dancing, according to the Washington Post, the…

Jan 23, 2012 12:31 PM CST

Ex-Justice John Paul Stevens Chats with Stephen Colbert About His Citizens United Dissent

Marking the two-year anniversary of a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the door to so-called Super PACs, former Justice John Paul Stevens appeared last night on comedian Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report to discuss his dissent in the Citizens United case, among other topics. In a clip from…

Jan 20, 2012 8:13 PM CST

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Judge-Drawn Legislative Maps in Texas

Acting just 11 days after oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned legislative district maps drawn by a federal court in Texas. The unanimous opinion said the court’s interim maps were drawn without proper deference to legislators who drew their own map, according to the New York Times Caucus…

Jan 20, 2012 3:44 PM CST

Judge Finds No First Amendment Violation in Denied Permit for Occupy the Courts Rally

A federal judge in New York has upheld a decision by the General Services Administration to deny a permit for a protest today outside the federal courthouse on Pearl Street in New York City. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said the plaza outside the courthouse is not a public forum…

Jan 20, 2012 1:12 PM CST