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Supreme Court: Upholding Free Political Speech
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

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…

The Michigan Auto Dealers Prosecution: Exploring The Department of Justice’s Mid-Century Posture Toward Campaign Finance Violations
April 1, 2010   •  By Allison Hayward   •  ,

I N 1948, FLINT, MICHIGAN, was more than the backdrop for a Michael Moore movie.1 While it may be difficult to imagine today, Flint was then a prosperous ...

Campaign Support, Conflicts of Interest, and Judicial Impartiality: Can the Legitimacy of Courts Be Rescued by Recusals?
July 2, 2009   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

Many legal scholars and observers perceive elected state courts in the U.S. as under siege by the politicization of judicial elections – by candidates for ...

Amicus Brief: Rongstad v. Lassa
April 12, 2007   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

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Perceptions of Corruption and Campaign Finance: When Public Opinion Determines Constitutional Law
October 1, 2004   •  By Matt Nese   •  ,

When government lawyers make arguments seeking to justify a state’s infringement of a constitutional right, they tend not to say something like “most people think a ...

The Legacy of Buckley v. Valeo
March 1, 2003   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

HAVING LONG DEFENDED the First Amendment, I considered it a great privilege to have been one of the lawyers who argued Buckley v. Valeo on behalf of ...

Buckley v. Valeo: A Landmark of Political Freedom
January 1, 1999   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

It is appropriate for an article about the Supreme Court's Buckley opinion to appear in a law review in the Buckeye State. In terms of ...

Campaign Finance “Reform” Proposals: A First Amendment Analysis
September 4, 1997   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

In the wake of recent reports of questionable campaign finance practices have come ever more draconian proposals to "reform" the campaign finance system. Those proposals ...

Why Congress Can’t Ban Soft Money
July 1, 1997   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

Eliminating political party “soft money” and regulating similar spending by groups other than political parties are central features of many proposals that would reform campaign financing. ...

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