TPMLivewire will have all the latest from the Supreme Court right here.
Not a big surprise. But on a 5 – 4 majority the Court has dismissed Montana’s challenge to the Citizens United case, thus affirming the earlier decision.
Here’s our earlier write up of the case. Montana said it’s law barring corporate contributions should stand. The Montana Court agreed; Scotus disagreed.
The Court threw out most of Arizona’s controversial immigration law but it left intact what is perhaps its flashiest provision: requiring local cops to check papers.
Various reports coming in that the Court will not be announcing its health care reform decision today. Probably Thursday.
There was a lot of confusing reportage in the initial moments after the Arizona immigration decision was handed down.
Here’s a brief explanation:
On balance the decision was more favorable to the Obama Administration, which sued to block the law, than many observers had expected it to be. The court found that the federal government’s longstanding role in immigration enforcement preempted most of Arizona’s efforts to regulate immigration itself. That finding knocked out most of the law as unconstitutional. Read More
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) trumpets Supreme Court “victory.”
In fact, it was somewhat of a split decision, though the “where’s your papers?” did get a second life with the Court in essence saying it will take a wait-and-see approach.
George Zimmerman, the guy who shot Trayvon Martin, wants bail again — despite having lied to get it the first time.
More shortly on Antonin Scalia’s dissent in the Arizona immigration case — and the statement he read from the bench this morning.
What Stephen Breyer had to say today in dissent about Citizens United.
Mark Halperin: It’s bad for President Obama if the Supreme Court throws out the health care reform law — and it’s bad for him if the court upholds it.
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