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Obama Criticizes Citizens United at State of Union, Alito Responds 'Not True'

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separation-of-powerscampaign-financedemocratic-institutionsconstitutional-crisisjudicial-independencepresidential-criticismsupreme-court-protocol
Democratic ErosionJudicial CaptureExecutive Power Expansion
Actors:Barack Obama, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Antonin Scalia
2010-01-27 · U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. · 1 min read

President Obama directly criticizes Supreme Court's Citizens United decision during State of the Union Address, with Justice Samuel Alito visibly shaking his head and mouthing 'not true' in unprecedented breach of judicial protocol

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Sources

  1. Gloves come off after Obama rips Supreme Court ruling — CNN — (2010-01-28)
  2. Obama Was Right About Citizens United — Brennan Center for Justice — (2020-01-21)
  3. 2010 State of the Union Address — Wikipedia — (2010-01-27)
  4. President Obama on Citizens United — Obama White House Archives — (2010-07-26)