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Feingold: Justice Kennedy Might Be A ‘Little Bit Embarrassed’ About His ‘Sloppy’ Citizens United Opinion | In an interview yesterday with progressive radio host Sam Seder, former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) suggested that Justice Kennedy’s Citizens United opinion read more like an alcohol-induced rambling than a legal document: “He just started making these sweeping assertions about what corruption was, what companies do, like he was talking at a bar with somebody over a beer rather than anything that was a legal decision. It was really reckless. I am guess he might even be a little bit embarrassed at this point about what a sloppy opinion it was, and how it just asserted things that aren’t proven.” Fortunately for Justice Kennedy — and for the country — Kennedy has the opportunity to correct his error in a pending case that will allow the Supreme Court to overrule Citizens United. He should not pass up that chance, as he currently appears likely to do.