When Art History Goes Bad
Ruth Marcus: Bad judicial activism, shoddy scholarship
WASHINGTON — In opening the floodgates for corporate money in election campaigns, the Supreme Court did not simply engage in a brazen power grab. It did so in an opinion stunning in its intellectual dishonesty. Many of those commenting on the decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission have focused on the power-grab part. I agree. It was unnecessary for the court to go so far …
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