The Real-World Impact Of The Supreme Court’s Campaign Finance Ruling
Posted: April 3, 2014 Filed under: Appellate Law | Tags: campaign finance, citizens united, first amendment, mccutchen 1 CommentWhat is the likely impact, in the real world of politics, of yesterday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm’n, which struck down a federal law that limited the total or “aggregate” amount of money an individual could contribute to candidates and PACs in a federal election cycle?
Supreme Court Continues To Gut Campaign Finance Laws
Posted: April 2, 2014 Filed under: Appellate Law | Tags: campaign finance, citizens united Leave a commentA divided (5-4) United States Supreme Court today struck down a federal law limiting the total or “aggregate” amount of money that a single person can contribute to all federal candidates. I’m not an authority on campaign finance law, but I do know one thing: if you really want to understand the majority opinion in a Supreme Court case, you should begin by reading the first several paragraphs of the dissenting opinion (if one exists). Here is what Justice Breyer, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan, had to say in the opening paragraphs of his dissent in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm’n:
The Citizens United Decision and Campaign Finance
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: General Law, Legal Videos | Tags: campaign finance, citizens united Leave a commentLast Friday I had the honor and pleasure of moderating a symposium at the University of Connecticut School of Law on the Citizens United decision and its impact on campaign finance and elections. We had two great panel discussions, followed by a keynote address by former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold. Click here to watch a video of the symposium.
Appealingly Brief! 