First, in FEC v. Beaumont (02-403), a campaign finance case, the Court agreed to consider whether 2 U.S.C. 441b, which prohibits corporations and labor organizations from making campaign contributions or independent expenditures in connection with a federal election, violates the First Amendment when it is applied to restrict the actions of a nonprofit advocacy group. (This case is unrelated to litigation concerning the validity
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First, and most significantly, in United States v. American Library Assn. (02-361), the Court noted probable jurisdiction to review the validity of a provision of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). (CIPA provides for direct appeal to the Supreme Court for decisions holding portions of the Act unconstitutional.) The section at issue requires libraries that want to receive federal funding for Internet operations to
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In response to feedback on my first Supreme Court update, a few introductory comments: First, this will be the last Supreme Court update sent to all lawyers in the firm. Going forward, only litigators and those who request them, will receive the updates. If you would like to receive them, please let me know, and I’ll add you to the list.
Second, while I will
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Despite my earlier representation (“that’s all for today”), in fact, the Court issued two opinions today.
Before I get to the opinions, please note that in the race to issue the first majority opinion (and there is a race), O’Connor won. (I’m not biased or anything.) The summary reversals from yesterday don’t count. And even though the Chief also issued an opinion today, and even though
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