Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig endorses public financing in this letter to The Times. Nothing would do more to both blunt the influence of special-interest money and repair the broken public trust than its passage.
Category: Const Law Issues
C.U. response bill: fast track or no track?
In this Huffington Post piece, U.S. PIRG’s Lisa Gilbert urges quick congressional action on the Schumer-Van Hollen response to Citizens United. The Schumer-Van Hollen bill is expected to be introduced within a few weeks. Congress must fast track it so that it can forestall the worst impacts of this decision in time for this year’s […]
San Diego campaign finance opinion announced
The San Diego News Network reports that a federal court suspended some campaign finance rules and upheld others. “This decision is a victory for the First Amendment and all the citizens of San Diego,” said James Bopp, Jr. of Bopp, Coleson and Bostrom. “Their First Amendment rights have been vindicated by the court.” I noted […]