Author: Justin Lane

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission (McCutcheon) and decided to strike down the aggregate limits on campaign finance contributions. The reasoning, according to Justice John Roberts, who delivered the Court’s opinion along with Justices Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito, is that the right to spend money on elections is the same as the freedom to speak. Justice Roberts is either naive or misguided and neither option is becoming of the nation’s highest legal authority. The political landslide that has been won in the Court started with Citizens United, a case that, in...

In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court of the United States has removed limits on campaign finance contributions. Instead, the Court appears to have left in place limits on donations to a single candidate. The removal of these limits and the reliance single candidate limits is another step in the tradition of this Court to favor the super-wealthy and bow before the altar of big business. The case is McCutcheon et al. V. Federal Elections Commission (McCutcheon) and at issue was whether the plaintiff, McCutcheon, should be able to contribute to an unlimited number of candidates’ campaigns. He...

Over the weekend, a group of physicians came forward and reported that a potential treatment for high blood pressure had failed clinical testing and would not be allowed on the market. “It is important that the FDA has the opportunity to review – completely – clinical trial information,” commented Megan McBride, an attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm who practices in the areas of personal injury and bad drug litigation. “This treatment was previously heralded but, after additional and thorough analysis, it has now been found to be useless.” Renal denervation was the subject of the study. It...

“Occupational hazard” is not a phrase that most would throw around when speaking on the subject of rape. And yet, this is a phrase often uttered in the presence of many women who have suffered abuse at the hands of their superiors in the U.S. Military. In the wake of recent resurgences of media coverage, many promises have already been made in regards to eradicating this horrifying issue once and for all. But are we truly any closer to finding a solution to the abuse within our ranks? The exposure of instances of sexual abuse and assault in the...

Wells Fargo is alleged to have developed intricate internal procedures to effectively lie on foreclosure papers, according to documents filed in New York federal court earlier this month. The process in question is responsible for proving that the bank owns and has a right to foreclose on a home, kicking families out into the streets. “The integrity of the foreclosure process is important and cannot be shortchanged or short circuited,” commented Christopher Paulos, an attorney with the Levin, Papantonio law firm who practices in the firm’s business torts and securities litigation departments. “Without properly following the process for fair,...