Bilski: business as usual

Sure, I agree that it's a complex issue, and IANASCJ (I Am Not A Supreme Court Justice). Not that it would help clarify things much if I were, given the 5-4 ruling...

But one thing is certain: no one could possibly call Citizens United a narrow ruling. Indeed, it was pretty close to the broadest possible ruling, given the constraints of the case. Sometimes broad rulings are good, sometimes bad, but it's an error to think that this particular court is never interested in expansive rulings. Therefore, it was not crazy to hope that the Bilski ruling would have been more expansive.