Calling the challenger’s victory “inevitable,” a senior federal judge in Chicago has permanently enjoined a provision of Illinois law limiting contributions to independent-expenditure-only committees. This is the same conclusion reached by the D.C. Circuit in SpeechNow.org v. FEC, a case brought by CCP in 2010 that invalidated a similar cap under federal law. Judge Marvin [...]
Personal PAC demands its right to SpeakNow – and wins.
Published on March 14, 2012
Filed Under: Blog, Citizens United, Expenditure, Featured Content, First Amendment, Independent Speech, Legal, Super PACs, Chicago, First Amendment, Personal PAC, SpeechNow, Other Litigation, Illinois, Montana
Justice Ginsburg on Montana: This is speaking truth to power?
Published on February 21, 2012
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
Ohio Attorney General DeWine questions constitutionality of state false statements law in court
Published on February 20, 2012
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
FEC Comments March 7th, 2012
FEC Comments, Citizens United 2:3:2012