Supreme Court Opens New Political Contribution
Opportunities for Big Donors | By Jim Kahl
In a divided 5-4 ruling in McCutcheon v. Federal Election
Commission, the Supreme Court this past Spring struck down the
federal election law's long-standing "biennial limit"
– the aggregate amount that a person can give to federal
candidates and other committees in a two-year election cycle.
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Supreme Court Issues Landmark Rulings in Two Patent
Cases, Further Admonishes Federal Circuit and Lowers the Bar for
Patent Challenges By Kirk Watkins and Christine Dupriest
Since Chief Justice Roberts became the top jurist in the nation,
the Supreme Court has demonstrated a surprising willingness to
overturn or vacate Federal Circuit jurisprudence.(FN1) Its recent
unanimous decisions in Nautilus and Limelight
Networks – each likely to have immediate and potentially
far reaching consequences on the practice of patent law –
continue that trend.
