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Panelists talked about Supreme Court rulings striking down campaign contribution limits, and how the issue relates to First Amendment free speech rights. Topics included a proposed constitut…

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on campaign finance law, the first congressional hearing since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier in the month that struck dow…

Donald McGahn and Brenda Wright talked about the future of campaign finance. On April 2, 2014 the Supreme Court delivered its opinion in McCutcheon v. FEC, which focused on campaign finance …

Political scholars examined the consequences of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision on recent elections. They also responded to questions from the aud…

Participants talked about the impact of campaign finance reform legislation on the 2004 presidential elections, the political process in general, and forms of issue advocacy. The panel focus…

Commissioners heard testimony on campaign finance legislation. The focus of the hearing was independent expenditures by private organizations and individuals, issue advocacy through televisi…

The Campaign Finance Institute hosted this talk about the potential impact of campaign finance regulations on "soft money' contributions, legal and free speech issues, and the way federal el…

Witnesses testified about the restrictions on “electioneering communications” contained in the McCain-Feingold Act. The Commission was seeking comment on draft rules that implement the statu…