Month: May 2014

Mon. 5-5-14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 5, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Foreign Laws, House, Illinois, Indiana, LDA, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Rhode Island, Virginia

THE ASSAULT ON FREE SPEECH. NRO. “What is the right amount of speech to give to citizens in politics? Both major parties are debating this question as the 2014 midterm elections approach.” A WAY FORWARD FOR CFR. Boston Globe. “Worried about the corrosive effects of unrestricted political spending, King persuaded the Senate leadership to let […]

Thurs. political law links, 5-1-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 1, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FEC, Maine, Mass., Missouri, Wisconsin

JUSTICE STEVENS AND ETHICS. Volokh. “Justices and judges of course often speak out on what is broadly called ‘law reform’ — discussions of how the law ought to be improved — and Canon 4 expressly allows this…” WHAT STEVENS SAID. ABC. “Campaign donations pay for more than political ads and should not be protected as […]