The Kentucky Board of Elections plans further appellate proceedings in Anderson v. Spear. (The campaign finance rulings will not be appealed.) See this A.P. report (and this report). Thanks to Ed Feigenbaum for the pointers.
The next step would… Continue reading
Responding to my post here, Bob Bauer here says that he has not misunderstood McConnell but rather I misread his initial comments. I don’t think I have. Bob ended his original post with the following: “Courts in the future… Continue reading
See this report on Newsmax.com, which begins: “The head of the National Rifle Association has laid down the gauntlet to the enemies of free speech who wrote the McCain-Feingold campaign finance “reform” law: We will not shut up.”
Anyone who thinks that the exchange of access to elected officials for fundraising ended with BCRA should know better. President Bush’s re-election committee has given special status to those who help raise at least $100,000 or $200,000 in hard money… Continue reading
Eight of the nine Justices in the McConnell case rejected any constitutional signficance in the line between express advocacy (advertisements which use express terms to support or oppose a candidates, as in “Vote for Smith”) and issue advocacy (advertising lacking… Continue reading
Before the Supreme Court decided the McConnell case, I questioned here the constitutionality of BCRA’s section 311, the “stand by your ad” provision that requires a candidate to say on camera on a broadcast ad that he or she authorized… Continue reading