The Center for Competitive Politics and Electionlaw Blog have recently noted a bill in Iowa that would ban the distribution of campaign material under certain conditions. Here’s The Volokh Conspiracy’s take. Or save your energy: “blatantly unconstitutional.”
I thought I’d pass along this 2006 Congressional Record tribute to Frank Valeo, whose distinguished career included participation in the first congressional delegation to the People’s Republic of China in 1972. Mr. Valeo’s Washington Post obituary noted that he was, “by chance,” the defendant in Buckley v. Valeo. In the 1980’s, Mr. Valeo participated in […]
The Utah Senate passed a restriction on ex-officeholders lobbying, according to this report.