Clarence Thomas and the politicization of the Supreme Court
-By Robert Reich March 3, 2011- Justice Clarence Thomas, in a speech last weekend to the Federalist Society, accused his critics of “undermining” the legitimacy of the Supreme Court –…
LA Times: Secret campaign ad financing in offing as FEC is deadlocked
February 28, 2011- Independent political groups, especially those backing conservatives, say federal disclosure law doesn't apply to them. The FEC is at an impasse. Democrats want full disclosure of who's…
Crooks & Liars: The Impeachment Of Clarence Thomas’ Credibility
March 2, 2011- Perhaps you're familiar with Clarence Thomas, the Long-Dong-Silver-loving US Supreme Court Justice. With a new term recently beginning on The Court, he passed the five-year mark for…
Think Progress: Why We Doubt Clarence Thomas
March 2, 2011- At an event sponsored by the right-wing Federalist Society, Justice Clarence Thomas lashed out at his many critics — including ThinkProgress — claiming that we are attacking…
Legal Schnauzer: Clarence Thomas Faces Call For His Disbarment
March 2, 2011- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should be disbarred for his failure to truthfully complete financial-disclosure forms over a 20-year period, according to a complaint filed by…
CBS News: Karl Rove-linked group seeks to raise $120 million for 2012 elections
March 1, 2011- A pair of Karl Rove-affiliated conservative groups - American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS - announced Tuesday morning that they are seeking to raise $120 million through the…
Public Citizen: U.S. Supreme Court Victory: Decision Rejects Theory That Corporations Have ‘Personal Privacy’ Rights Under FOIA
March 1, 2011- We applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision this morning in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T holding that corporations do not have “personal privacy” rights under…
POE Press Release: New Bar Complaint Filed Against Clarence Thomas
www.ProtectOurElections.org Files New Disciplinary Complaint with Missouri Bar Against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for Falsifying Disclosure Forms, Enriching His Wife, and Financial Conflicts of Interest. Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…
Clarence Thomas Pulls A Muammar Gaddafi
February 28, 2011- Incredibly, Justice Clarence Thomas appears to have taken a page from the playbook of Muammar Gaddafi, according to this report from Politico. At another political speech before…
More Than 10K Citizens Sign Petition Demanding Impeachment Of Clarence Thomas For Ruling In Favor Of A Contributor
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1076.php 100,000 would be better. Please sign this petition!
AlterNet: Big Oil Lobby Announces it Will Start Donating Directly to Candidates
February 24, 2011- The American Petroleum Institute, the Big Oil industry’s chief lobbying organization, will start directly backing political candidates in the second quarter of this year. API, whose membership…
Yes! Magazine: Five Ways You Can Fight Citizens United
The Story of Citizens United v FEC: How we the people can reclaim our democracy. February 21, 2011- We never expected to be writing an article with this title. Aren’t…