U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Apr. 9, 2014
Thomas alone on campaign finance?
It was somewhat of a surprise last week when Thomas wrote only for himself in the McCutcheon campaign finance case.
Justice Clarence Thomas is not afraid to go it alone at the Supreme Court. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 case striking down the law preventing business corporations from spending money from their general treasury on elections, the vote was 8-1 in favor of a disclosure law also challenged by the plaintiffs. Thomas also was alone in Doe v. Reed, a 2010 case upholding the ability of the state of Washington to make public the names of voters signin...
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