SPOTLIGHT ON NH POLLING. C&E. “Given the state’s new push polling law, is it better for business to take work in the battleground state and risk getting hit with a fine, or is it best to boycott the state and pressure lawmakers to reform the statute?” REVISIT CU? Roll Call. “As the Supreme Court mulls […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Thursday’s political law links
BUCKLEY AND SEVERABILITY. Did you catch Paul Clement’s discussion of Buckley during yesterday’s argument? His references to the case didn’t generate any specific questions. All of the audio is online here. In part, Clement argued: “This Court struck down the ban on expenditures, left the contribution ban in place, and for 4 decades Congress has […]
Update on MT case and the prospect of CU 2
BREAKING NEWS. With apologies for invading your weekend, I just wanted to share a quicknote that the Supreme Court granted a stay of the Montana Supreme Court’s December 2011 decision upholding a state ban on corporate political activity. The Montana decision rejected the Court’s holding in CU. In yesterday’s order, Justices Ginsburg and Breyer invite […]