The Post prints Fred Wethheimer’s letter to the editor on George Will’s latest here. George F. Will’s Sept. 13 column, “Taking On the Book Banners,” misrepresented my views on campaign finance laws. Contrary to Mr. Will’s claims, I do not support “government control of the quantity, timing and content of campaign speech.”
Category: Const Law Issues
When Can a State and Local Government Employee Run for Office?
Jason Miller posted a new paper on the Hatch Act’s prohibition on state and local government employees running for office. For state and local government employees thinking of running for office, parts I and II of the paper go through the restrictions some of these employees face.
Citizens United and the Corporate Expenditure Ban: HasAustinBeenOverruled.com? http://bit.ly/1VIJve
UPDATE: 1/21/10: The Supreme Court announced its opinion in Citizens United v. FEC today. A link to the opinion is on the right in my links section. Check PoliticalActivityLaw.com for the latest updates. UPDATE: 12/8/09: Maybe today? Check here for the latest. UPDATE: 12/2/09: Check here for the latest! UPDATE: 11/23/09: When? The opinion is […]