Washington Post: For GOP hopefuls, a race before the race
January 29, 2011- On a single day in October, Eldon and Regina Roth each wrote separate checks to political funds set up by Republican Mitt Romney in five states around…
Think Progress: Alito, Thomas Headlined Political Fundraisers Chaired By Leading Right-Wing Donor Paul Singer
January 26, 2011- A few months ago, ThinkProgress launched a series of investigations into relationship of the right flank of the Supreme Court — Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and…
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Protect Our Elections Calls on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Step Down in Light of His Admission That He Falsified Twenty Years of Financial Disclosure Forms Watchdog Group also…
ABC News: Justice Clarence Thomas Amends 20 Years of Disclosure Forms With Wife’s Employers
January 24, 2011- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas amended 20 years worth of financial disclosure forms today after a liberal watchdog group questioned the omission of his wife's place of…
Protect Our Elections Asks DOJ To Prosecute Justice Thomas For False Statements
January 24, 2011- Today, we asked the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for making false statements on his Financial Disclosure forms every year…
Alternet: Vermont Is Gearing Up to Strike a Major Blow to Corporate Personhood, Ban It Statewide
On the anniversary of the Citizens United decision, Vermont politicians are moving to deny corporations the rights that humans enjoy. January 22, 2011- A year ago today, the Supreme Court…
Truthout: On Anniversary of Citizens United Ruling, DOJ Asked to Investigate Scalia and Thomas for Conflicts of Interest
January 21, 2011- Today marks the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, that opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate spending on election…
US News: 2010 Set Campaign Spending Records
The 2010 midterm elections had a record-setting $4 billion price tag January 7, 2011- Even with its byzantine rules and dry legal terminology, campaign finance was a hot topic from…
MSNBC: How Wall St. execs bankrolled GOP victory
Hedge fund moguls donated $10 million, gained key House allies to head off financial reforms January 5, 2011: A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million…
Huffington Post: 2010 “Person” of the Year: The U.S. Supreme Court
December 31, 2010: It's difficult to look beyond the tumult of current events and ask, "what happened this year that will be remembered ten, twenty, or fifty years from now?"…
Huffington Post: Outgoing Democratic Congressman John Hall Warns Citizens United Could Lead To ‘Fascism’
December 29, 2010: Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.), who is leaving Capitol Hill after being defeated by Republican challenger Nan Hayworth, recently warned that with the massive changes to campaign finance…