Questions about free speech and the First Amendment are often decided at the Supreme Court. Over the years, the Court has dealt with such contentious political speech cases as flag burning, campaign spending limits, and banning political films. While there is typically some disagreement on the Court on any individual case, the Court has long held that for any political…
There is a false perception that most states limit all forms of campaign contributions. While many states impose some limits on political giving, the reality ...
On April 2, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.[1] In that case, plaintiff Shaun McCutcheon challenged the ...
The Senate Judiciary Committee will soon hold a hearing on S.J. Res. 19, a constitutional amendment to restrict First Amendment rights proposed by Senator ...
In a lengthy press release posted earlier this week, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer argues that one should “question the openness and candor” of ...
Someone emailed me to ask when The Supreme Court might rule in the McCutcheon case. Of course, no one knows. However, we can guess. ...
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Arizona Free Enterprise v. Bennett, this Nebraska Law Review article by Hofstra University Law ...
In a pair of recent decisions, Davis v. FEC and Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, the Supreme Court has struck down on ...
Tuesday morning, Trevor Potter of the Campaign Legal Center and Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21 held an event at the National Press Club in ...
For a half century, campaign finance jurisprudence has turned on the Supreme Court’s distinction between political contributions and campaign expenditures. In Buckley v. Valeo, 1 the Court ...
UPDATE: The US Supreme Court today announced it will not review the recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ...