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O Congresso do Brasil está acelerando um projeto de lei de «pacote da morte» genocida, PL191, para abrir terras Indígenas à mineração – uma atividade…

Em um ataque legal anterior aos direitos dos povos indígenas no ano passado, o ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal Edson Fachin votou pela rejeição …

O Congresso do Brasil está acelerando um projeto de lei de «pacote da morte» genocida, PL191, para abrir terras Indígenas à mineração – uma atividade…

DARK MONEY VERSUS DEMOCRACY

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A recent posting on daily kos observes,  “People mock, and wonder how truckers (most of whom are economically  vulnerable) can afford to waste gas, and their own time, in an unprofitable semi-siege with no specific goal. Answer: they are funded by dark money. And I’d be surprised if they aren’t getting tactical advice as well.”

Dark money was made possible by the passage of  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the relationship between campaign finance and free speech. It was argued in 2009 and decided in 2010. Wikipedia

Date decidedJanuary 21, 2010

MajorityKennedy, joined by RobertsScaliaAlitoThomas (all but Part IV); StevensGinsburgBreyerSotomayor (Part IV)
ArgumentOral argument
Docket no08-205. 

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