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Rep. Adam Schiff slams staggering naivety of Citizens United ruling

Raw Story

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California called for the Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United ruling to be overturned, saying the decision was “at odds with reality.” The ruling struck down key campaign finance laws, giving rise to so-called Super PACs that can raise and spend unlimited funds in DC: CAIR Reps to Join SCOTUS Rally in Support of Voting Rights
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Wednesday, February 27, representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, will join members of Congress and others at a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Hot Topic: The Supreme Court Takes Up The Voting Rights Act

The Jersey Tomato Press

Professor Lorraine C. Minnite The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges key provisions in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The landmark legislation was designed to make voting a reality for blacks in the south and stamp out practices that continued to block them.