Financing Judicial Elections
Panelists talked about the Supreme Court case Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar. At issue in the case is whether a ban on solicitation of campaign donations by judicial candidates in state e…
183 viewsPanelists talked about the Supreme Court case Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar. At issue in the case is whether a ban on solicitation of campaign donations by judicial candidates in state e…
183 viewsFollowing oral arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission litigants, attorneys, and advocates spoke to reporters outside the Supreme Court.
327 viewsPanelists discussed upcoming the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC). The case stems from a lower court case appeal in which the United States District Co…
483 viewsA hearing was held on ways to protect the privacy of voters at home and at the polls. Topics included limiting abusive uses of technology during election campaigns such as “robocalls,” compu…
195 viewsParticipants talked to students about campaign finance laws, regulation of political campaign spending, placing further limits on campaign spending, and potential reform of campaign laws. Th…
63 viewsSenator McConnell introduced the legal team that would challenge the constitutionality of recent campaign finance reform legislation. The legislation was being challenged on charges that it …
115 viewsRepresentatives of special interest groups talked about the future impact of the new McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform legislation.
55 viewsHouse Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Senator Mitch McConnell received the Defender of Freedom Award from the James Madison Center for Free Speech. The honorees spoke about the Republican agenda…
360 viewsSenator McConnell and others spoke to reporters about a coalition of groups formed to challenge recent campaign finance reform legislation. The group was challenging the constitutionality of…
99 viewsPlatform committee members and delegates finished their work on the Republican platform, an outline of the party’s positions and philosophy on domestic and foreign issues. Most of the time w…
145 viewsRepublican delegates debated amendments to their party’s platform. Topics included health care, values, and a variety of other issues.
341 viewsFollowing oral arguments before the Supreme Court, advocates from both sides talked to reporters about the proceedings. The case focused on whether a Nebraska law banning certain types of ab…
445 viewsParticipants discussed campaign finance reform. They claimed that although the original 1974 law had accomplished much to combat political corruption, decisions since then, including the 197…
357 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 viewsParticipants discussed the 1976 Supreme Court decision, Buckley v. Valeo, which upheld legislation limiting contributions to $1000 contribution for candidates in federal elections, and how i…
500 viewsDuring this forum hosted by the FEDERALIST SOCIETY at the RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Senator Mitch McConnell(R-KY) talked about campaign contribution limits, free speech,…
152 viewsThe commission met to discuss whether and how to modify their rules in a way which would reduce the amount of “soft” money raised by campaigns.
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