Author: Michael Doyle
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Military rape law appears to defy logic, constitution
WASHINGTON • Six years ago, Congress tried cracking down on rape in the military. Prompted by reports of sexual assaults in military academies and war zones, lawmakers rewrote the rules. They wanted to protect victims and help prosecutors. Now it’s clear that the effort backfired. The politically attractive but poorly understood legal changes have incited…
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Supreme Court permits unlimited campaign spending by business and labor
WASHINGTON • A closely divided Supreme Court on Thursday swept away long-standing limits on campaign spending by unions and corporations. In a long-awaited decision, the court declared that the limits on so-called “independent expenditures” by corporations violate First Amendment free-speech rights. The much-anticipated decision means that more money can be spent on federal elections, including this year’s…