Federal Courts and Nominations
Study released by CAC
Yesterday the Constitutional Accountability Center released a study – conducted in part in response to a statement by Justice Breyer that business groups are not faring better now than in the past – comparing the treatment of business cases by the Burger and Roberts Courts. The study contends that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has fared much better recently than during the Burger Court era, and it also concludes that the business rulings have become more ideologically splintered. Doug Kendall, the president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, discusses the study’s results at the Huffington Post.Bloomberg, ACSblog, and the Wonk Room at Think Progress also take note of the study.
To read the full write-up in SCOTUSblog, click here.
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