CASES TO WATCH. Politico. “At least a half-dozen major campaign-finance cases winding their way through the courts have the potential to shake up the political landscape in the vein of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling — or the more recent McCutcheon decision — forcing major changes in the way campaigns are financed and […]
Month: November 2014
Political law links
CHRISTIE ON CFR. NJ.com. “It may offend purists, but Gov. Christie’s proposal to, in effect, deregulate the system by which political campaigns are financed should be seized as an opportunity to write fresh statutes and regulations that are enforceable, fair and able to survive court challenges.” NEED FOR CFR CITED. ADN. “There is a real […]
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CFR IN THE NEXT CONGRESS. HuffPo. “The Senate will likely be led next year by the primary antagonist to campaign finance reformers, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).” D MONEY ALLIANCE. WFB. “The network of political and policy groups backed by the shadowy liberal donor club the Democracy Alliance was responsible for more than one of every […]