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Archives for February 1, 2010

California elevates the rights of the dead

California elevates the rights of the dead over the living when it comes to privacy rights http://ow.ly/12LUg #privacy #law #california

Kabuki or dissent?

New York Times writer Linda Greenhouse has an interesting analysis of Justice Scalia’s criticism of Chief Justice Robert’s opinion in Citizens United. In the campaign finance case, he accused Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of “faux judicial modesty” for writing an opinion that in Justice Scalia’s view effectively overturned the court’s 2003 campaign finance decision […]