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Amicus Brief: Coloradans for a Better Future v. Campaign Integrity Watchdog, LLC
August 16, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Converting Pro Bono Legal Services Into Political “Contributions” Will Harm Grassroots Organizations, Candidates For Office, Colorado Attorneys, And Civil Society. The practical effect of ...

Amicus Brief: Wolfson v. Concannon in Support of Petitioner
July 26, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Amicus Brief: Wolfson v. Concannon in Support of Petitioner
July 26, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, 135 S. Ct. 1656 (2015), this Court upheld a judicial campaign speech restriction precisely because the restriction was so ...

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

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, ...

Amicus Brief: In re Stephen M. Silberstein
May 16, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

On behalf of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Thad Cochran, Sen. John Boozman, and Sen. Richard Shelby, CCP (now IFS) filed this friend-of-the-court ...

Amicus Brief: In re Stephen M. Silberstein
May 16, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

On behalf of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Thad Cochran, Sen. John Boozman, and Sen. Richard Shelby, CCP (now IFS) filed this friend-of-the-court ...

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

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 ...

Amicus Brief: Holland v. Williams in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
April 11, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Colorado law authorizes private citizens to bring campaign finance enforcement actions. Anyone—including a speaker’s political opponents—can allege a violation and trigger the adjudicative process; ...

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