JUSTICE STEVENS AND ETHICS. Volokh. “Justices and judges of course often speak out on what is broadly called ‘law reform’ — discussions of how the law ought to be improved — and Canon 4 expressly allows this…” WHAT STEVENS SAID. ABC. “Campaign donations pay for more than political ads and should not be protected as […]
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Wed. 4-23-14 top political law links
TURN AGAINST TRANSPARENCY. Atlantic. “Krauthammer’s new opinion is that transparency in ballot initiatives is relatively unimportant…” CAMPAIGN FINANCE HYSTERICS. DC. “Unfortunately, the self-described socialist from Vermont can’t even get through the first sentence without a factual error.” SUPER PACS IN FL. PBS. “Voters in southwest Florida’s 19th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday to […]
Monday’s political law links, 4-21-14
SUPER PAC FRAMILY PLAN. HuffPo. “As super PACs supporting a single politician proliferate across the country ahead of the 2014 elections, some are reaching out for contributions from the family and friends of the candidates they support, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.” SENATOR DONATES TO SUPER PAC. Politico. “The wealthy West […]