Corporations and the court

摘要

"TODAY'S decision will undoubtedly make some wonder whether the Supreme Court has now decided that some corporations are too big to be held accountable," thundered Patrick Leahy, a Democratic senator, on June 20th. His ire was aroused by the court's decision to scotch a sex-discrimination lawsuit against Walmart, the world's biggest retailer. Like many on the left, Senator Leahy thinks that under Chief Justice John Roberts the court has an excessively pro-business bias.