POISED FOR HISTORY.  ConstitutionCenter.org.  “Only two case decisions remain unannounced from arguments heard last fall. One case, Schuette, is about affirmative action. The other, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, could unlock a floodgate holding back millions of personal campaign contributions.”

FREE SPEECH WAVE.  LAT.  “This year’s Supreme Court term features an unusual array of potentially powerful 1st Amendment claims, all of them coming from groups on the right.”

MCCUTCHEON SOON?  NYT.  “The only two justices who haven’t written an opinion from among the October arguments are Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. It’s an understatement to observe that neither justice is a fan of either campaign finance regulations or affirmative action. But expressing their distaste in the form of a majority opinion is evidently easier said than done.”

VIEW ON CONVENTION FINANCING.  Bloomberg.  “Just because President Richard Nixon extorted money from ITT in the form of funding for the 1972 Republican National Convention doesn’t mean we need public financing for conventions today.”

ALASKA SUPER PACS.  Time.  “Despite the railing against money from outside Alaska, Begich’s campaign, like those of his competitors, is fueled by these dollars.”

NY:  NY AND CFR.  BillMoyers.com.  “Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a package of campaign finance reforms, including the public financing of candidates, in January as part of his budget proposal, which is currently being considered in Albany.”

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.