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Post-McCutcheon political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 2, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Const Law Issues, DC, FEC, Georgia, Maryland, Mass., New York

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 […]

Fri. political law links, 2-28-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 28, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Illinois, Maryland, Mass., Missouri

DISRUPTING THE COURT. WP. “A rare disturbance broke out Wednesday during oral arguments at the Supreme Court when a lone protester at the back of the ornate room rose and loudly urged the court to overturn its 2010 ruling in Citizens United, which opened the door to unlimited corporate campaign contributions in elections.” WILL ON […]

Thurs. political law links, 2-27-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 27, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

SCANDAL TWIST. CBS Miami. “According to CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald, Sternad has stated in federal records, for the first time, that Rivera was a part of the conspiracy to funnel illegal contributions to his campaign.” STOP TARGETING POLITICAL BELIEFS BILL. WP. “But as today’s vote on the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by […]