Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: mware

Ben Winograd -
The Court has released the opinion in Davis v. Federal Election Commission (07-320), on whether the so-called “Millionaire’s Amendment” to campaign finance laws, which relaxes campaign finance limits for opponents of congressional candidates spending more than $350,000 of their own money, violates either the First or Fifth Amendments. The ruling below, which upheld the law, is reversed and remanded.

Justice Alito wrote the opinion. Justice Stevens dissented in part, joined by Justices Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer. We will provide a link to the decision as soon as it is available.


190 posted on 06/26/2008 7:03:18 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, freerepublic.com baby)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 186 | View Replies ]


To: mware

A few minutes yet for Heller, as summaries of other cases are read.


193 posted on 06/26/2008 7:04:08 AM PDT by TonyInOhio (The dice are on the table. It is hot in Suez.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 190 | View Replies ]

To: mware

Tom Goldstein - This means the millionaire amendment is invalidated 5-4 on an ideological vote — i.e., left/right. The next opinion will be a few minutes away as the Justice Alito reads a summary of his opinion (and potentially a Justice reads from a dissent).


194 posted on 06/26/2008 7:04:24 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, freerepublic.com baby)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 190 | View Replies ]

To: mware

Tom Goldstein - Heller will be last.


“WIN”!

This verifies that Scalia wrote it.


204 posted on 06/26/2008 7:07:01 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Guns don't kill people, criminals and the governments that create them do.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 190 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson