Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Does the Supreme Court Represent the Interests of the People or the Chamber of Commerce




















Studies Show SCOTUS Becoming Chamber of Commerce Tool
Two studies, one commissioned by the New York Times conducted by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, and a second by the Constitutional Accountability Center show the Roberts Court spends more time in bed with American Business than individual Americans.

According to the Universities, it has

sided with business interests in 61 percent of relevant cases, compared to 46 percent in the last five years of Chief Justice William Rehnquist's

court. According to the Center,

the Roberts Supreme Court has sided with the Chamber 68 percent of the time, up from 56 percent under the Rehnquist court, and noticeably higher than the 43 percent during the relevant part of Chief Justice Warren Burger's court.
Hard to believe the Chamber and its lawyers started to make arguments that were 25% better.

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