June 5 arrives with the
BCRA jurisdictional statements and motions to expedite on the Supreme Court's
agenda Roll Call offers "Justices Meet
on Reform Case Today" (registration required), summarizing developments:
Members of the Supreme
Court are slated to meet privately in conference today to hash out the timing
and other procedural details of most important campaign finance case since
the landmark decision in Buckley v. Valeo in 1976.
The high court’s nine justices will consider a dozen jurisdictional statements
— detailing what the various parties want the court to look at — as well as
motions for an expedited briefing schedule in the ongoing campaign finance
litigation.
UPDATE: The New York Times offers "Justices
to Rule on Schedule of Campaign Finance Case".
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Loyola Law School
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