Initiative 166 links Montana’s past to present Posted on August 2, 2012 (October 1, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Letters to the Editor Billings Gazette July 31, 2012 Read More
Initiative declaring corporations aren’t humans certified for Montana ballot Posted on July 12, 2012 (September 25, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Missoulian July 11, 2012 Read More
Montana Governor Schweitzer & Lt. Governor Bohlinger Say Corporate Money in Our Elections a Threat Posted on May 3, 2012 (June 17, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Governor Schweitzer & Lt. Governor Bohlinger Sign and Endorse Initiative 166 Say Corporate Money in Our Elections a Threat, Ask Montanans to Stand Together to Address this Problem Read More
Court Blocks Montana Campaign-Finance Ruling Posted on February 18, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Defending Key Reforms BY JESS BRAVIN Wall Street Journal February 17, 2012 The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Montana from enforcing state restrictions on corporate political spending while it considers arguments that those restrictions, enacted in the century-old Montana Corrupt Practices Act, were nullified by the 2010 Citizens United ruling. In Citizens United, the justices voted 5-4 to strike down federal limits on corporate and union electioneering, saying Congress failed to show that its interest in fighting political corruption justified limits on campaign advertising. Read More
Bullock to U.S. Supreme Court: Leave Montana spending ban intact Posted on February 16, 2012 (September 4, 2020) Defending Key Reforms 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. Read More
Montana and the Supreme Court Posted on February 15, 2012 (September 3, 2020) Defending Key Reforms New York Times Editorial February 14, 2012 Read More
US Supreme Court Must Carefully Consider Montana’s Corporate Campaign Spending Ban Posted on February 15, 2012 (September 3, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Read More
Montana Rebellion Against Citizens United Grows Posted on November 10, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Defending Key Reforms November 9, 2011 Jeff Clements Read More
Oral Argument Before the Montana Supreme Court Posted on October 14, 2011 (August 6, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Led by Free Speech For People, a coalition including two national business networks and two local Montana businesses, filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the Montana Supreme Court on April 29, 2011, in the case of Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. State of Montana. In October 2010, a state judge hearing the case in Helena, Montana, struck down Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act, applying the US Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock has appealed that judge’s opinion to the state’s highest court.Read More
Take Back the American Dream Conference Posted on September 26, 2011 (June 10, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Join FSFP Director and Co-Founder, John Bonifaz, along with Marge Baker, Executive Vice President for Policy and Program at People for the American Way, Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause, Nick Penniman, Democracy Fund, and Ilyse Hogue, Media Matters, for a breakout session at the Take Back the American Dream Conference organized byRead More