a blog for j z dot net

CITIZENS UNITED, APPELLANT v. FEDERALELECTION COMMISSION

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

[January 21, 2010]

JUSTICE STEVENS, with whom JUSTICE GINSBURG, JUSTICE BREYER, and JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR join, concurring in part and dissenting in part.

The basic premise underlying the Court’s ruling is its iteration, and constant reiteration, of the proposition that the First Amendment bars regulatory distinctions based on a speaker’s identity, including its “identity” as a corporation.   –J. Stevens

from: Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n

Capitalism wins!

You are hereby notified that under the provisions of the USA Patriot Act and Executive Orders of the President of the United States of America, while viewing this Web Site, you may be placed under Electronic Surveillance by Intelligence and/or Law Enforcement Agencies at any time for any purpose they may deem necessary, without your knowledge and/or permission, and without the Order or Supervision of any Court of Law, regardless of the provisions of the Fourth Amendment of The United States Constitution. National Security Agency (NSA) Surveillance Regulations and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Laws may have been ignored.