SCOTUS AND MCCUTCHEON. USAT. “It will be the court’s first consideration of the election financing system since it lifted limits on independent spending by corporations and unions in 2010’s Citizens United case.” K&L GATES GUIDE UPDATE. The latest update to this useful guide is online here (189 pg. PDF). K&E KHUZAMI LOCKDOWN. ATL. “This is […]
DOMA AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Caplin & Drysdale. “Presumably, the Federal Election Commission will now interpret the word ‘spouse’ to include all legally married couples where it appears in federal campaign finance law. This would end DOMA’s discriminatory impact in this area.” DOMA’S LIKELY IMPACT. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The Supreme Court’s decision today invalidating the Defense of Marriage […]
VRA DECISION IMPACT. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act will change the country’s politics. And in some cases, the change could come as soon as 2014.” FREE SPEECH OPINION. Here. DID LERNER WAIVE? The Hill. “The House Oversight Committee will vote Friday on whether an Internal Revenue […]