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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is defending the court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United case that helped fuel hundreds of millions of dollars of spending by independent groups in the just-concluded campaign season.Alito told roughly 1,500 people at a Federalist Society dinner this week that the First Amendment protects political speech, whether from an individual or a corporation. His comments to the overwhelmingly conservative and Republican crowd were part of his broader analysis of arguments put forth by the Obama administration in recent years that Alito said would curtail individual freedoms in favor of stronger federal power.He said opponents of the 5-4 decision have conducted an effective, but misleading, public relations campaign by stressing that the court extended free speech rights to corporations.He even praised opponents' pithy cleverness, noting such bumper stickers as "Life Does Not Begin at Incorporation."But Alito rattled off the names of the nation's leading ...
A top White House adviser says it's gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn'...
The following are excerpts from Tuesday's Supreme Court hearing on the federal health care overhaul. JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY : Can you create commerce in order to re...
High court hears arguments over Proposition 8 appeal
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing police dogs onto a suspect's property to look for evidence without first getting a warrant for...
A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an attempt by U.S. citizens to challenge the expansion of a surveillance law used to monitor conversations of fo...
A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an attempt by U.S. citizens to challenge the expansion of a surveillance law used to monitor conversations of fo...
Shannon Bream reports from Washington, D.C.
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Judge Napolitano weighs in on what some are calling a Supreme Court gaffe
WASHINGTON - Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. delivered a personal opinion on Wednesday, criticizing "The Sopranos" for spreading what he says are stereotypes about Italian...
Helping promote Samuel Alito 's nomination to the Supreme Court has paid off for three conservative lawyers, including a one-time confidant of former Attorney Genera...
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