Beating Up Thurgood Marshall

TruthOut by Sam Ferguson | Sep. 14, 2009 (Opinion)

Based on the tenor of the argument yesterday at the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court is poised to overrule the 1990 decision in Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. If they do, corporations will be allowed to use general treasury funds to run advertisements and campaign on behalf of federal candidates. Corporate cash will flood our elections and special interests will be enshrined in the Constitution.

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, World
Topics: Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Racism, Civil Liberties, Money and Politics
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 16, 2009

Ferguson takes the effort of Roberts and the right to give complete political control to corporations and puts it into contrast with the legal heritage of Thurgood Marshall, a champion of civil liberties.

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