Center for Competitive Politics
Protecting Speech, Assembly & Petition Rights
Today, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that groups of citizens cannot be treated as a political committee – and have their resources and message limited – unless they explicitly call for the election or defeat of a candidate. CCP participated in the case as a “friend of the court,” in conjunction with the Denver office [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Featured Content, Legal, Super PACs, Litigation, Colorado
Rick Hasen comments in Slate on Justice Ginsburg’s short statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to grant a stay in Western Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, the case in which the Montana Supreme Court held that Citizens United was not applicable to Montana, constitutes “speaking truth to power. Recall Ginsburg’s short statement concurring in the stay was, ” Montana’s experience, and [...]
Filed Under: Uncategorized, Independent Speech, Other Litigation
There are rare occasions in which an attorney general finds that he must, as an officer of the Court and representative of the public, acknowledge when the government’s side might be wrong, and especially when a statute might be unconstitutional. See, e.g., Seth Waxman, Defending Congress, 79 N.C. L. Rev. 1073 (2001). In such cases, the AG may follow [...]
Filed Under: Blog, Legal Center, Other Litigation, Ohio
On August 22, 2011, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking filed with the FEC by Representative Christopher Van Hollen on April 21, 2011. CCP believes that Congressman Van Hollen’s petition misinterprets existing law while inappropriately attempting to enact by regulatory action [...]
Comments of CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson on Representative Christopher Van Hollen’s Petition to the FEC
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On August 22, 2011, CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson submitted comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in opposition to a Petition for Rulemaking filed with the FEC by Representative Christopher Van Hollen on April 21, 2011. CCP believes that Congressman Van Hollen’s petition misinterprets existing law while inappropriately attempting to enact by regulatory action [...]
Filed Under: Comments and Testimony