Bloomberg BNA: U..S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has observers wondering if he could be a vote to strike down campaign finance disclosure requirements if he winds up with a seat on the high court. Such rules require candidates and… Continue reading

Brad Smith (responding to this post) Robbin Stewart (responding to this post)

The Supreme Court has long upheld the constitutionality of requiring disclosure of the money behind elections, lobbying, and many political activities. In the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo case, the Court held that such disclosure, while implicating First Amendment rights, served… Continue reading

Slate with the video.

From an exchange with Sen. Leahy at today’s hearing: Judge Gorsuch, questioned on Citizens United, said the following (my transcription): I think there is lots of room for legislation in this area that this court has left. The Court indicated… Continue reading

Ann Ravel SacBee oped.

Allie Boldt for Demos: Today the Election Law Journal published Beyond Corruption, a peer-reviewed symposium on money in politics and the Supreme Court. The symposium was guest-edited by Professor David Schultz and contains pieces by several Demos attorneys, including… Continue reading

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Late Friday afternoon, when few were paying attention, one of the smartest judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went out of his way to throw Donald Trump a… Continue reading