Supreme Court and Congress

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court writer – March 2, 2010
A challenge to a US anti-terror law raises the issue of whether political speech may be prosecuted as support for a terrorist organization.
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, last Tuesday

and is currently deliberating the [...]

By Kristen Friend, staff U.S. Supreme Court writer – February 3, 2010
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opens the door for corporate cash in political campaigns.
On January 21, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a case concerning corporate expenditures in elections. The 5-4 ruling, split solidly along [...]