FRESHMAN IDEA. PM. “Essentially, Democracy Dollars would allow reformers to circumvent the Supreme Court hurdle while at the same time addressing the problem of outside spending.” DEMOCRAT FOCUS. RC. “Amid the collapse of a signature piece of Republican health care legislation … Continue reading
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EXPERTS DEBATE. SFG. “The Electoral College is good for democracy and regulation of political campaign financing is generally bad, one expert on election laws told a judicial conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Another speaker, equally expert, said the opposite.” … Continue reading
PAY TO PLAY CHALLENGE UPDATE. NLR. “The Sixth Circuit dismissed this latest challenge for lack of standing. The result is not entirely surprising in that the petitioners faced a high hurdle: because they challenged the amendments to the MSRB’s rule, … Continue reading