Citizens United Shakes Up Montana's Independent Political System
WASHINGTON -- The state of Montana has worked particularly hard to ensure that its elected officials are accountable to the people, rather than special interests.www.huffingtonpost.com
Montana and Citizens United
Evidently the absolutist view of free speech embraced in Citizens United has consequences beyond the money flooding into this year's presidential election.takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com
Ad watch: Tester spot raps Rehberg on Citizens United, outsourcing
But a century ago, Montana passed a law protecting our elections. Citizens United overturned it. The big corporations are back to elect Congressman Dennis Rehberg - with no accountability and little disclosure.billingsgazette.com
Montana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Bullock stays busy
Although Bullock won at the state Supreme Court, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 this summer that the Montana ban violates its precedent in its 2010 Citizens United decision and voided the state law. Bullock tells Democrats he's not afraid to veto ...missoulian.com
How Rakoff may have changed judicial elections -- and Montana's Supreme Court
Montana knows Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Its state Supreme Court refused to follow the landmark U.S.newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com
Federal appeals court tosses ban on partisan endorsements in Montana judicial ...
A federal appeals court has struck down Montana's ban on partisan endorsements of judicial candidates, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that has opened the door for more corporate spending in politics. Judges from the 9th U.S.www.therepublic.com
U. Montana Professor Takes Citizens United Fight to Senate
... denied by the US Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Senator Jon Tester invited University of Montana law professor Anthony Johnstone to speak before a Senate Judiciary Committee.www.kfbb.com
The scandal of Citizens United bedevils our nation
When legislators in Montana passed their landmark Corrupt Practices Act in the early 1900s, it was because corporate giants were bribing that state's election officials.www.delawareonline.com
Democrats Vow to Amend the Constitution "If Necessary" to Overturn Citizens ...
The U.S. Supreme Court gets only two shout-outs in the 2012 Democratic National Platform, and you will probably not be surprised to hear that one of them involves demagoguing the Court's free speech ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections ...reason.com
Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote
When the Supreme Court this spring summarily rejected a Montana case that challenged the factual premises of Citizens United, when the five conservative justices behind the Citizens United ruling reversed a Montana Supreme Court ruling without even ...www.theatlantic.com
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., hosts hearing on the impact of court decisions on ...
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, to examine "how Supreme Court decisions including the Citizens United case in 2010, and the move in June to summarily strike down a 100-year-old Montana state ...blogs.burlingtonfreepress.com
Commentary: Citizens united against Citizens United
Thanks to Anne Macquarie for her insightful article on the impact of the terrible Supreme Court decision upholding Citizens United. She is so correct in her assessment that this decision puts extreme power into the hands of corporations and the wealthy ...www.nevadaappeal.com
How you can make a cameo appearance in anti-Citizens-United music video
Unfortunately, despite the efforts of Vermont, Montana and other states, the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision will (obviously) not be overturned in time for the 2012 General Election.vtdigger.org
New citizens take oath in Billings
Twenty-five Montana residents from across the state gathered in the new federal courthouse in Billings on Thursday to take the oath of allegiance to the United States as they became citizens. But the new citizens originally had traveled much farther ...missoulian.com
No limits
Some of ATP's claims about its primary mission were refuted by the Montana Supreme Court in 2011. Western Tradition Partnership had sued the state, alleging that the spending protections extended to corporations in Citizens United rendered Montana's ...missoulanews.bigskypress.com
Republicans challenge Montana's campaign-contribution limit at trial
Bopp also was one of the original lawyers representing Citizens United, in its lawsuit that led to the landmark Supreme Court decision.missoulian.com
" Obama Calls for 'Constitutional Amendment Process to Overturn Citizens United' "
The Court had an opportunity to revisit Citizens United earlier this year, or at least to limit its impact to federal elections.www.bradblog.com
Democrat Lt. Gov. candidate visits with the Tribal Council
"The question presented in this case is whether the holding of Citizens United applies to the Montana state law," the opinion said.www.charkoosta.com
Tester has been champion on disclosure
The recent U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United decision to allow unlimited corporate campaign contributions has further degraded my trust in government's ability to play the role that it should.billingsgazette.com
W.Va. SC hears public financing arguments
"The amicus briefs claim that the Supreme Court rejected the above arguments when it held that Montana's ban on corporate independent expenditures violated the Supreme Court's holding in Citizens United. Not so," Taylor wrote for the respondents.www.legalnewsline.com
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