Justice Thomas Gets Fair Hearing in New York Times

After running a puff piece on Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens that celebrated his dissent in the Citizens United v. FEC case, the New York Times deserves credit for evening out its coverage with a well-crafted article on Justice Clarence Thomas that defends the ruling. In an exchange with students from the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., Thomas explained the ruling’s connection to First Amendment freedoms at great length. The article gives great weight and space t...

First Amendment Freedoms Too Burdensome for States?

First Amendment freedoms can be burdensome and pesky, provided they are not being used to advance a rationale in favor of undermining national security, according to a Jan. 22 New York Times article. The same newspaper that had no qualms about reporting on the details of CIA detention centers in the aftermath of 9/11 is now concerned about the fallout to certain states from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the government ban on corporate and union political spending.  “The states tha...