Analyzing Justice Roberts’ Supreme Court
In what will certainly be looked back upon as a landmark and highly controversial decision, the Supreme Court reversed longstanding restrictions on campaign finance yesterday: specifically, laws restricting corporations and corporate money during election season.
Slate.com senior legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick joins us to discuss not only the legal aspects of yesterday’s decision but also what this decision reveals about the emerging character of Justice Roberts’ Supreme Court.
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