The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 yesterday that references to “God” in both the Pledge of Allegiance and on coins and paper bills are not violating the separation of church and state. In the majority opinion Judge Carlos Bea wrote, “The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A federal judge has ruled that Katherine Evans, a former student at Pembroke Pines Charter School in Florida, may proceed with her lawsuit. Evans sued her former vice principal after she was suspended for 3 days for creating a Facebook page criticizing a teacher. The school claims Evans engaged in cyber bullying her teacher, Sarah [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
Two Senate Democrats have unveiled their plan to blunt the effect of the Citizens United ruling. Their proposal nibbles around the edge of the decision in several significant ways. The plan, written by Senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Chris Van Hollen (MD) has a few key components. The two parts most likely to stir up debate [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Supreme Court met in a special session today and as expected handed down its decision in the Citizens United case, the most anticipated decision of the term. The result was entirely predictable and widely predicted, a 5-4 split overturning a century’s worth of campaign finance laws restricting the use of corporate money in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
This one comes to us from South Carolina where the state legislature approved a new license plate design available for purchase containing the words “I believe” and the image of a cross. Yesterday, a federal judge in SC shot down the license plates, saying “The ‘I Believe’ Act’s primary effect is to promote a specific religion, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 3, 2009
When the bubble burst on the housing market, it triggered a chain reaction in part because of mortgage backed securities issued as investment vehicles. These securities received ratings from agencies like Standard and Poor’s, who have been given the status of “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” or NRSRO by the SEC. In [...]
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