MCCUTCHEON V. FEC. SCOTUS (PDF). AGGREGATE LIMITS STRUCK. WP. “On its face, the ruling seems far more limited than Citizens United, which has dramatically increased spending on elections and spawned a new wave of political organizations funded by wealthy individuals.” WHO WINS? WP. “It’s the biggest campaign financing ruling from the court since the Citizens […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Good morning, here are Friday’s political law links
POISED FOR HISTORY. ConstitutionCenter.org. “Only two case decisions remain unannounced from arguments heard last fall. One case, Schuette, is about affirmative action. The other, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, could unlock a floodgate holding back millions of personal campaign contributions.” FREE SPEECH WAVE. LAT. “This year’s Supreme Court term features an unusual array of potentially […]
Mon. political law links
FIFTH CIR. ON IE GROUPS. BNA via Chris Gober. “Texas can’t stop corporations from contributing to independent expenditure-only political action committees, or Super-PACs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held Oct. 16, in a case that it said was ‘one step removed from the facts of Citizens United.’” CA: LIST RELEASE. AllGov. […]