Jim Leach
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Brazenly, in Citizens United, the court employed parallel logic to the syllogism embedded in the most repugnant ruling it ever made, the 1857 Dred Scott decision
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Martin Scorsese is a scholar of, advocate for, and icon of American cinema ... He is the first filmmaker designated as a Jefferson Lecturer, but he follows in the tradition of earlier speakers like John Updike, Barbara Tuchman and Arthur Miller in revealing a profound understanding and empathy for the human condition.More quotes »
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Rep. Ed Markey compares Citizens United to Dred Scott case
This is not the first time Citizens United has been mentioned in the same breath as Dred Scott. Republican former congressman Jim Leach (Iowa), in an October Boston Globe op-ed , said the reasoning behind the two cases is similar — a much more direct comparison. from The Washington Post Read more »
