Via SCOTUSblog, comes this opposition to the RNC’s motion to expedite Supreme Court review of the as-applied soft money challenge. The opposition suggests that this could be a case for summary affirmance—which is a reasonable argument in this case.

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Check it out. One of the witnesses, Lisa Gilbert, has just posted this column on the bill.

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This summer program at American University in DC, for both law students and practitioners (CLE available), looks terrific. I’ll be teaching for four mornings in the program, June 22-25, a 12 hour course on “The Roberts Court and the Law… Continue reading

The last page of this fascinating profile of Haim Saban is well worth looking at.

The National Law Journal offers this report.

but I would not call him a campaign finance reform champion. Though I agree with Tom on Justice Scalia and disclosure, I would not count on the Justice’s vote for those portions of the DISCLOSE Act which would limit… Continue reading

NJ.com reports.

Karl Sandstrom and Jonathan Berkon have written this Executive Counsel article.

Michael McDonald’s testimony is here.

In disclosing DISCLOSE, that is. Not bad for a mere “tipsheet.”

Following up on this post, I have posted at this link the Plaintiffs’ first brief in the San Diego Thalheimer case. (Jim Bopp is the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs). Among other arguments, the plaintiffs argue that corporations and… Continue reading