During Senate Judiciary confirmation hearings, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) asked Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor how she would hear a case involving the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. If confirmed, the first case she will hear is the re-argument of Citizens United.

National Public Radio (NPR) has started an interesting series of investigative reports called Dollar Politics, examining the relationships between Congress and interest groups in regards to current major legislative issues: health care, energy policy and financial regulation.

It seems as if more are now contemplating the possible repercussions of last week's "little-noticed order" from the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case. A New York Times editorial states; "we fear the Supreme Court has set the stage for dismantling the longstanding ban on corporate spending in elections for president and Congress. If those restrictions are overturned, it would be a disaster for democracy." The Court ordered additional briefing on two cases, Austin v.

Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John McCain (R-AZ) have placed a hold on the nomination of John Sullivan to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). According to Politico they have indicated they would release the hold only if President Obama announces two additional nominees to fill the other expired seats. This is a particularly interesting development considering recent events at the FEC and that Sullivan was presumed to face an easy confirmation.