As pundits ponder and conservatives speculate who the next
Supreme Court nominee might be, let's bear in mind the cases the
Court is considering this coming term. Among them, a
case considering Vermont's strict campaign finance regulations.
If Bush succeeds in seeing a conservative justice confirmed in
Justice O'Connor's stead, that new justice could reverse the 5-4
margin in
McConnell v. U.S., in which O'Connor
was in the majority.
UPDATE (9:38 a.m.): The one-man free
speech shop, Bob Bauer, is surprised
that the Court will hear these cases.
topics:
Law, Supreme Court
