The Every Voice “Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet” To Money In Politics At the Dinner Table Posted on November 25, 2015 (November 25, 2015) Our friends at Every Voice, put together a funny and clever “cheat sheet” on how to talk about money in politics—just in time for Thanksgiving. Read More
Towards a Small Donor Democracy in the District of Columbia Posted on November 24, 2015 Policy Components of a Small Donor Campaign Finance System via U.S. PIRG Democracy works best when our representatives are focused on their constituents, rather than dialing for dollars from large donors or courting the favor of special interests. In the District of Columbia, candidates for office too often must depend on wealthy donors who can give farRead More
John Bonifaz to Appear Tonight on Free Speech TV Posted on November 23, 2015 Tonight, John Bonifaz, our President and Co-Founder, will appear on Free Speech TV to discuss the rise of Super PACs and what is being done to combat their influence.Read More
The Birth of the Super PAC By Renée Loth via The Boston Globe Posted on November 23, 2015 (November 29, 2018) Last week, on Monday, November 16, Renée Loth moderated our panel at Harvard Law School on SpeechNow v. FEC and ending Super PACs. Loth is featured in today’s issue of The Boston Globe, discussing “The Birth of the Super PAC” and its relation to the 2010 SpeechNow ruling. Read More
Ron Fein & Albert Alschuler on the Burt Cohen Show: Beginning of the End of Super PACs? Posted on November 17, 2015 (October 2, 2018) Free Speech For People’s Legal Director, Ron Fein and Julius Kreeger Professor, Emeritus, University of Chicago Law School , Albert Alschuler joined the Burt Cohen show to discuss the SpeechNow.org v FEC ruling and its impact on today’s democracy. Read More
BREAKING: DC Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Conflict Minerals Case Posted on November 10, 2015 (October 2, 2018) In August, two judges of the D.C. Circuit (over a strong dissent by Judge Srinivasan) issued an opinion holding that this corporate disclosure rule violates the freedom of speech of publicly traded corporations. With the full court’s denial of en banc rehearing, the D.C. Circuit leaves a dangerous precedent in place.Read More
Should Corporations Have Constitutional Rights? A Conversation Including John Bonifaz Posted on November 5, 2015 Last week, our President and Co-Founder, John Bonifaz joined by video, a special conversation on corporate claims of constitutional rights at the West Valley Branch of the San Jose Public LibraryRead More
The Beginning Of The End of the Super PAC? Posted on November 4, 2015 (November 4, 2015) Are we nearing the beginning of the end for super PACs? These political money machines, designed to work around campaign contribution limits and inject unlimited political money into our political campaigns, are more powerful now than ever.Read More
Big Wins To Reclaim Democracy For All Posted on November 4, 2015 (November 4, 2015) We have some BIG news to report! Yesterday, was a really big deal for democracy in America. In states and cities from Maine to Seattle, citizens banded together to organize voters in their communities to pass initiatives that will reclaim our elections for “we the people.” We celebrate these victories and commend our partners andRead More
Stream SpeechNow Event Posted on October 28, 2015 (June 24, 2020) Challenging Super PACs Argued less than a week after Citizens United v. FEC, and decided just two months later, the D.C. Circuit’s less-widely-reported decision in SpeechNow.org v. FEC further extended Citizens United and opened the door to what we now call Super PACs. But some argue that SpeechNow, which the Supreme Court declined to review, is not aRead More