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Pro-gay marriage PAC's lure moderate Republicans
David Weinberg Mar 26, 2013
However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC's are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.
How much does a big Supreme Court case like gay marriage cost?
Adriene Hill Mar 25, 2013
Just getting a petition before the Supreme Court can cost a quarter-million in legal fees. If accepted, cases that have taken years of strategizing, while working their way through lower courts, can cost millions.
Cheap generic drugs face possible legal liabilities
David Gura Mar 19, 2013
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could decide whether generic drug makers can be held liable for alleged flaws in the designs of their medications.
Keeping Obama's machine -- and mailing list -- going
Mark Garrison Mar 13, 2013
Tonight, President Obama speaks to the non-profit group, Organizing, for America, which some have described as the president's never-ending campaign. Where is the money behind the organization coming from?
Tech companies tell Supreme Court: We support same-sex marriage
Adriene Hill Feb 28, 2013
Technology firms like Facebook and eBay are heavily represented among corporations and cities filing briefs supporting same-sex marriage in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Citizens United Part II? Supreme Court takes up direct campaign donations
Krissy Clark Feb 20, 2013
On Tuesday, the court announced it will take up a case challenging limits on how much individuals can contribute directly to candidates or political parties within an two-year election cycle.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: Bailout risk is still present
Jeremy Hobson Feb 19, 2013
Eric Schneiderman, the attorney general for the State of New York, says not enough has changed on Wall Street since the period before 2008.
After 3 years, new attempts to limit Citizens United
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jan 21, 2013
The Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, allowing unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, is three years old. New York is taking the lead in trying to make donors more transparent.
On the influence of money in politics
Kai Ryssdal Nov 7, 2012
Revisiting the issue of money and its role in politics in this country.
The 'Citizens United' decision, and why it matters
John Dunbar Oct 18, 2012
A primer on the Supreme Court case that changed the way money could be spent in elections.
