That’s what a Politico headline asks. If Charlie Crist follows through on plans to abandon the Republican Party Thursday evening, the next most important issue on his political agenda is what to do about his Senate campaign donors. A host of … Continue reading
Citizens United notes and warns of the dangers of laws that can chill speech a number of times. (Quotations below from Citizens United.) Prolix laws chill speech for the same reason that vague laws chill speech: People “of common intelligence … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission held an open session meeting today and approved a new rule regarding federal candidate/officeholder participation in nonfederal fundraising events. Documents related to the rule are available here (the rule was approved with some amendments and the … Continue reading
The DISCLOSE Act, unlike BCRA (in section 403), does not provide for a fast track appeal to the Supreme Court. (Sec. 501 of the Senate version.) Instead, those who seek to challenge the constitutionality of the Act’s provisions will have … Continue reading
The DISCLOSE Act doesn’t seem to directly define “express advocacy”; it amends the definition of “independent expenditure” in 2 USC 431(17) to provide that the term means an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates … Continue reading