BREAKING: The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, holds that federal coordinated party expenditure campaign-finance limits violate the First Amendment. Kavanaugh has the opinion for the court. Kagan has the dissent, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

No, see, "overruled 90 years of precedent in order to expand presidential power" is the way *critics* describe it. *Your* side says: resisting intrusion into core executive functions, protecting the sanctity of the separation of powers, and acknowledging that the precedent has been whittled away.

Overnight news: President Trump is moving to promote Judge Anna St. John, a former conservative legal activist who only recently won Senate approval to serve as a trial court judge in Louisiana, to a position on the conservative-majority 5th Circuit. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump moves to promote newly appointed conservative judge to key US appeals court

President Donald Trump is moving to promote a former conservative legal activist who only recently won U.S. Senate approval to serve as a trial court judge to a position on a key federal appeals court...

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New from me: "Entity voting" has survived its 1st legal challenge. A Delaware court ruled that it does not dilute the votes of humans in violation of the Del. Constitution, which requires “free & equal” elections. The "free & equal" text appears in many state constitutions. bit.ly/4ol1DYP

A pair of press organizations are using their power as shareholders of media giant Paramount to demand that its owners David and Larry Ellison produce records related to two recent acquisitions. buff.ly/UVCvFNJ

Investors Using Shareholder Power to Challenge Corrupt Paramount Deal

Freedom of the Press Foundation and Reporters Without Borders are using a rule under Delaware law to demand records.

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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.

Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes

Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.

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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

Really looking forward to this:

Michael Beckel@mjbeckel.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Exciting virtual campaign finance event on TUESDAY hosted by @americanprogress.bsky.social: "Undoing Citizens United and Reining in Super PACs," featuring former Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), @thmoore.bsky.social, @jmangan.bsky.social, @sarahhaan.bsky.social & more www.americanprogress.org/events/undoi...

Rather extraordinary to be in the room when SEC Chair Atkins delivered these remarks to an audience of Delaware jurists & practitioners. www.sec.gov/newsroom/spe...

Join Sen. Jon Tester on October 14 in conversation with Ben Olinsky for the national debut of a bold new approach that rewrites the rules of money in politics to make Citizens United irrelevant. A panel discussion with Jeff Mangan, Sarah C. Haan, and Tom Moore will follow. https://ow.ly/FMqu50X75ae

Undoing Citizens United and Reining in Super PACs

Please join the Center for American Progress for the national debut of a bold new approach that rewrites the rules of money in politics, combining a revolutionary state strategy to make Citizens United irrelevant with a federal plan to rein in super PACs once and for all.

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The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it. Contemptible & pathetic.

if the project of the roberts court is to create an imperial SCOTUS and an imperial presidency, it is worth noting that one of those institutions has access to actual force, and one of them doesn’t

I dunno, maybe the Supreme Court majority could have the decency to bestir themselves to write an actual, you know, opinion, with their names on it, explaining their endorsement of using race and ethnicity as part of a national policy of harassing and intimidating non-white Americans.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California. Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."

Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.” My latest in @thenation

The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling

The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate round-ups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.

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#NJ #women's #voting #history statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

New Jersey’s Constitution Allowed Women to Vote in the 1700s

Though the right was short-lived, it’s an example of how states can expand — and contract — voting rights.

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The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

So great to sit down w/ the Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast, @csautter.bsky.social & Sergio Gramitto Ricci to talk about democracy & corporations. You can't understand what's going on in U.S. politics w/out understanding what happened to "corporate democracy." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

A Corporate Government

Podcast Episode · Bite-Sized Business Law · 07/08/2025 · 44m

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FYI If you haven't heard about Citizens United v. FEC, I talked about Citizens United on both episodes of my brand new podcast "Democracy & Destiny" which you can find here: soundcloud.com/profciara #lawsky #electionlaw #constitutionallaw #corporatocracy

Democracy & Destiny with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

This is the new podcast by Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy@profciara.bsky.social · last yr.

You have got to be kidding me from Mr. Citizens United v. FEC himself.‼️🗳️⚖️

Thankful for the shout out in a new Lex column in @financialtimes.com. The piece (by John Foley) links cumulative voting in corporate governance to ranked-choice voting in NYC's mayoral primary last week. on.ft.com/4l3UMjY

New York’s quirky mayoral vote recalls a lost corporate tradition

[FREE TO READ] Despite its near extinction, cumulative voting has much to recommend it

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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵

“I’m having a surreal day. Now I’ve got to go back to making sandwiches.” This may be the most wholesome story you read about the Pulitzers. alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/05/f...

From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize | Alaska Beacon

Tessa Hull's 'Feeding Ghosts' was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for memoirs and biographies, placing her among America's top authors.

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The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

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Last week, DHS and Secretary Noem's staff and spokespeople suggested that because Mr. Abrego Garcia had $1,100 in cash on him when arrested outside Home Depot seeking day labor, that was strong evidence that he was a member of MS-13. I guess that raises a similar question about her $3,000.

Jamie Gangel@jamiegangel.bsky.social · last yr.

Breaking: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s bag, including $3,000 in cash, is stolen from DC restaurant By Josh Campbell and Kit Maher www.cnn.com/2025/04/21/p...