The House Judiciary Committee and the House Administration Committee held hearings today on Citizens United and potential areas for reform. My photos are below. There are sure to be a lot of new avenues for reform and research arising from these hearings and the thoughtful testimony of the impressive witnesses. Although time was short and […]
Day: February 3, 2010
Justice Thomas speaks out on Citizens United
Justice Thomas spoke out about Citizens United and The Times has the report. “Go back and read why Tillman introduced that legislation,” Justice Thomas said, referring to Senator Benjamin Tillman. “Tillman was from South Carolina, and as I hear the story he was concerned that the corporations, Republican corporations, were favorable toward blacks and he […]
Forcing speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney
The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic marketing research, or seek declaratory rulings before discussing the most salient political issues of our day. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Slip. Op. at 7. Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s preference for campaign finance laws that don’t […]