“Facts? We Don’t Need No Stinking Facts: The Montana Supreme Court, SCOTUS, and Citizens United.” Rick Hasen has this post today at his “Election Law Blog.”

My earlier coverage of the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling appears at this link.

“The Supreme Court can’t be absolute”: Columnist Jeff Jacoby has this op-ed today in The Boston Globe.

“Judging the Judges: Nevada Supreme Court Justices say they take criticism, comments to heart.” The Las Vegas Review-Journal contains this article today.

“A New Year’s Forecast For The Health Care Bill”: This audio segment (transcript with link to audio) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“Cuts threaten death row cases”: Bill Rankin has this article today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Parental notification law on abortion takes effect today”: This article appears today in The New Hampshire Union Leader.

“Value of Gableman’s legal services disputed; His attorney says they weren’t free, but legal scholars disagree”: In today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Patrick Marley has an article that begins, “The new attorney for state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman contends the justice did not receive free legal services from a law firm even though Gableman ran no risk of having to pay those bills — a viewpoint that drew sharp disagreement from some lawyers and legal scholars.”

“‘Super PACs’ are showing their power; Early activity in the race for the GOP nomination heralds a transformation across the country since a Supreme Court decision lifted the limits on individual and corporate donations to independent political groups”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Gingrich threats a dark omen for courts?” UPI has this report.

“Chief Justice Defends Peers on Health Law”: Adam Liptak has this front page article today in The New York Times.

Additional coverage appears two posts below.