Campaign Finance and Free Speech
Two legal analysts debated the merits of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United ruling that gave corporations and labor unions the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money in political…
565 viewsTwo legal analysts debated the merits of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United ruling that gave corporations and labor unions the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money in political…
565 viewsDuring a break in oral arguments on a case involving campaign finance legislation, advocates for both sides of the argument spoke to reporters outside the Supreme Court about the case and th…
97 viewsParticipants talked about a recent report on the role of big money in the 2002 primary elections. The report examined which candidates raised significant amounts of money and the sources of …
53 viewsThe participants, including Mr. Gora who was an attorney in the case, debated the 1976 Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo which held that campaign contributions are a form of free …
514 viewsGuests discussed political action committees and proposals to require public financing of campaigns. Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, recently wrote that election 1994 is the…
44 viewsJohn Bonifaz, from the Center for Responsive Politics, talked about the role of private money in campaigns and in determining legislative priorities at American University’s Lobbying Institu…
27 viewsMr.John Bonifaz staff attorney at the center for Responsive Politics talked about the constitutional issues behind the campaign finance reform package currently before the Senate. He argued …
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