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First Amendment and Campaigns: More Campaign Speech Benefits Voters
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

At the heart of the First Amendment is the assumption that Americans are best served by a full and free discussion of whom to elect. The American system of government sits atop the bedrock of the First Amendment. From the pamphleteering of the founding era to the Facebook ads of today, political campaigns have been premised upon free and open…

Melania Trump Controversy Shows the Silliness of Campaign Finance Laws
July 22, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The controversy over Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention – well, one of them anyway – is a reminder that much of ...

Amicus Brief: Campaign Integrity Watchdog, LLC v. Coloradans for a Better Future (Colorado Court of Appeals)
June 2, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Declaring that pro bono legal services are a political “contribution” impedes Constitutional litigation. Colorado law authorizes private citizens to bring campaign finance enforcement actions, ...

Analysis of the Proposed Minnesota Constitutional Amendment Requiring Disclosure of Certain Contributions and Campaign Expenditures (H.F. 2727)
May 17, 2016   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), we respectfully submit the following comments analyzing a bill to amend Minnesota’s Constitution, as introduced ...

Amicus Brief: French v. Jones in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant
April 18, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Few things matter as much to voters as a party’s endorsement of a candidate. A sign saying “John Smith for Judge” communicates only that ...

Do State Campaign Finance Reforms Increase Trust and Confidence in State Government?
March 30, 2016   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

The political and legal battle over campaign finance reform hinges on differing views about the importance of such regulations for preserving and enhancing the integrity ...

“Reformers” Can’t Decide Which Election Money Is Buying
March 1, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders and the flops of the Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Rick Perry campaigns illustrate, yet again, ...

Neutral Principles and Some Campaign Finance Problems
February 1, 2016   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

This Article has both positive and normative objectives. As a positive matter, it shows that the Roberts Court’s campaign finance regulation jurisprudence can be best explained ...

Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus and the (Bleak) Future of Statutes that Ban False Statements in Political Campaigns
December 3, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

In this University of Pennsylvania Law Review article, author Margaret H. Zhang assesses the constitutionality of state false statement law statutes in the wake ...

Lake Travis Citizens Council v. Ashley

 Lake Travis
November 26, 2015   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Lake Travis Citizens Council (LTCC) is a small nonprofit corporation located in Travis County, Texas. The Council’s stated goal is “to make life better ...

Comments to Montana Interim State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Proposed Changes to Admin. Rules of Mont. § 44.11.101 et seq.
November 16, 2015   •  By Eric Wang   •  , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics (“CCP”) understands that the Commissioner of Political Practices (“CoPP”) has submitted proposed changes to his agency’s regulations for your ...

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