I got to attend the Campaign Finance Institute/Miller Center of Public Affairs panel discussion on Citizens United yesterday. Video is here. It was nice to hear an in-depth exploration of some of the deeper issues flowing from the case. On a side note, the issue of “coordination” came up during the discussion and for your […]
Month: October 2010
Montana law struck due to Citizens United
KXLH has the news and a link to the order. Helena District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock has declared unconstitutional a Montana law that prohibits corporations from making campaign expenditures to support or oppose political candidates or political parties. WSJ has a report. UPDATE: The Post’s got an AP report here.
Demands for criminal and civil investigations
Allison Hayward discusses allegations against the Chamber of Commerce at National Review Online. It’s remarkable that incumbent members of Congress and their supporters, egged on by the president of the United States, would demand criminal and civil investigations of their political opponents on the basis of an uncorroborated blog post. That’s a lot more threatening […]