Just a short while until the Supreme Court hears argument in the Citizens United case. The Post takes a look. Because the movie is partially financed with corporate funds, it fell under restrictions in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — as the McCain-Feingold law is formally known — on “any broadcast, cable or […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Birth Certificate Bill
Rep. Bill Posey has introduced a bill (H.R. 1503) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require that the a principal campaign committee of a presidential candidate file “a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications […]
Cao v. FEC
A hearing was set for October 15, 2009, in Cao v. FEC. This WXVT report has more. Republicans want U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan of New Orleans to send the case directly to a federal appeals court for a ruling on constitutional issues. However, Berrigan agreed with the Federal Elections Commission, which is defending the […]