Think Progress: Why We Doubt Clarence Thomas
March 2, 2011- At an event sponsored by the right-wing Federalist Society, Justice Clarence Thomas lashed out at his many critics — including ThinkProgress — claiming that we are attacking…
Legal Schnauzer: Clarence Thomas Faces Call For His Disbarment
March 2, 2011- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should be disbarred for his failure to truthfully complete financial-disclosure forms over a 20-year period, according to a complaint filed by…
CBS News: Karl Rove-linked group seeks to raise $120 million for 2012 elections
March 1, 2011- A pair of Karl Rove-affiliated conservative groups - American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS - announced Tuesday morning that they are seeking to raise $120 million through the…
Public Citizen: U.S. Supreme Court Victory: Decision Rejects Theory That Corporations Have ‘Personal Privacy’ Rights Under FOIA
March 1, 2011- We applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision this morning in Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T holding that corporations do not have “personal privacy” rights under…
POE Press Release: New Bar Complaint Filed Against Clarence Thomas
www.ProtectOurElections.org Files New Disciplinary Complaint with Missouri Bar Against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for Falsifying Disclosure Forms, Enriching His Wife, and Financial Conflicts of Interest. Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/…
Clarence Thomas Pulls A Muammar Gaddafi
February 28, 2011- Incredibly, Justice Clarence Thomas appears to have taken a page from the playbook of Muammar Gaddafi, according to this report from Politico. At another political speech before…
More Than 10K Citizens Sign Petition Demanding Impeachment Of Clarence Thomas For Ruling In Favor Of A Contributor
http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1076.php 100,000 would be better. Please sign this petition!
AlterNet: Big Oil Lobby Announces it Will Start Donating Directly to Candidates
February 24, 2011- The American Petroleum Institute, the Big Oil industry’s chief lobbying organization, will start directly backing political candidates in the second quarter of this year. API, whose membership…
Yes! Magazine: Five Ways You Can Fight Citizens United
The Story of Citizens United v FEC: How we the people can reclaim our democracy. February 21, 2011- We never expected to be writing an article with this title. Aren’t…
Washington Post: Professors ask Congress for an ethics code for Supreme Court
February 23, 2011- A group of more than a hundred law professors from across the country has asked Congress to extend an ethical code of conduct to the Supreme Court…
Truthout: Russ Feingold’s PAC, Progressives United, Working for Campaign Reform
February 22, 2011- Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold has formed a political action committee (PAC) to fight against corporate influences in political campaigns. Feingold's PAC, Progressives United, launched on February…
AlterNet: Top 4 Victories Handed to Corporate America by the Supreme Court — So Far
"Judicial activism" is way too tame a phrase for what Chief Justice Roberts & Co did here. This was a coup -- a plotted overthrow to enthrone corporate political interests."…
RAW Story: Revealed: Air Force ordered software to manage army of fake virtual people
February 18, 2011- These days, with Facebook and Twitter and social media galore, it can be increasingly hard to tell who your "friends" are. But after this, Internet users would…
Bloomberg: Vt. panel mulls amendment: Companies aren’t people
February 16, 2011- MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont lawmakers are mulling whether to ask for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to clarify that corporations aren't people. The issue stems…
Think Progress: Rep. Chris Murphy Announces Bill to End Supreme CourtImmunity to Judicial Ethics Law
February 18, 2011- The Code of Conduct for United States Judges provides that in almost all circumstances, “a judge should not personally participate in fund-raising activities.” Yet, because the Justices…