Who Blew The Lid Off Campaign Contributions Posted on December 18, 2015 (October 2, 2018) Citizens United may have set the stage for Super PACs, but it is the SpeechNow ruling and the Justice Department’s inaction that bear the greater responsibility. 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
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
Cass Sunstein: Court Should Get Out Of The Way Of Conflict Minerals Disclosure Rule Posted on October 26, 2015 (October 27, 2015) Harvard Law School professor and former White House regulatory director Cass Sunstein has written an important post about the ongoing “conflict minerals” case and its implications for democracy. Read analysis from our legal director, Ron FeinRead More
National Review Confirms Wealth Primary Exists Posted on October 23, 2015 (October 2, 2018) A recent National Review article, while purporting to pooh-pooh the influence of big money in politics, actually confirms the existence of a wealth primary. Read More
Watch Oral Arguments In CA Supreme Court Case To Restore Prop 49 Posted on October 18, 2015 (October 19, 2015) Click to watch the oral arguments in Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association et al. v. Alex Padilla (Legislature of the State of CA). Read More
TOMORROW in Durham, NC: A Conversation On “Money In Politics As A Civil Rights Issue” Posted on October 14, 2015 If you are in or around the Durham, North Carolina area, we invite you to join us for this special forum, entitled “Money in Politics as a Civil Rights Issue,” hosted at the Hayti Heritage Center (6:30-8:30pm).Read More
CA Supreme Court Hears Arguments To Decide People’s Right To Instruct Their Representatives With Prop 49 Posted on October 6, 2015 (October 6, 2015) San Francisco —Today, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether Californians have the right to vote on Proposition 49, a voter instruction measure calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.Read More