Timothy Egan writes about Citizens United in the Times today. Politico notes the opinion in this story about spending this cycle. And another story notes a large donation to an independent group.
Category: Const Law Issues
Interesting panel discussion on Citizens United
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 […]
“Architects of the Campaign Finance Revolution”
In the Times. The courting of Mr. [Bradley] Smith was just one of many steps taken by Mr. McConnell and a group of loosely affiliated, like-minded conservatives in the last 15 years to attack campaign finance limits — an effort that paved the way for the rapidly altered landscape of the November elections.