Month: February 2012

Bullock to U.S. Supreme Court: Leave Montana spending ban intact

The Missoulian

Charles S. Johnson

February 15, 2012

HELENA – The state attorney general’s office has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place Montana’s century-old ban on independent campaign spending by corporations while the court decides whether to hear an appeal by the groups challenging it.

Attorney General Steve Bullock’s office filed its opposition Wednesday with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who oversees cases in the federal court district that includes Montana.

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New Mexico Legislature Calls for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling

DATE: February 13, 2012

CONTACT: John Bonifaz, (413) 253-2700

FOR RELEASE: Immediate

NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE CALLS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN THE SUPREME COURT’S CITIZENS UNITED RULING AND RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE

SECOND STATE IN THE NATION TO CALL FOR AN AMENDMENT

STATEMENT OF JOHN BONIFAZ, DIRECTOR, FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE

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