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 […]
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Thurs. political law links
SUPER PAC ACCEPTANCE. HuffPo. “Like other super PACs, Ready for Hillary can trace its origins to the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision in 2010, which helped paved the way for political action committees to raise unlimited sums of money to call for the election or defeat of candidates.” “NEW […]
Here are today’s political law links (3/17/14)
SUNSHINE WEEK. You’d never know it from the snow and cold we have here in Washington, but it’s Sunshine Week: “Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public’s […]