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
Daily Archives: April 29, 2010
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
President Obama released this statement today in support of The DISCLOSE Act. “I welcome the introduction of this strong bi-partisan legislation to control the flood of special interest money into America’s elections. Powerful special interests and their lobbyists should not … Continue reading