Brent Ferguson has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Emory Law Journal Online). Here is the abstract:
In July, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that it violates the First Amendment to prevent political candidates from coordinating with outside spending groups… Continue reading
Interesting:
Is a judge acting unethically if he maneuvers to keep his job by choosing to run in a partisan election, thus avoiding the higher vote threshold required for retention in a nonpartisan vote?
A small band of sign-waving… Continue reading
Can’t wait to read this. Release:
Take Back Our Republic Publishes Book by former President George W. Bush White House Aide:
“Taxation Only with Representation: The Conservative Conscience and Campaign Finance Reform” by Richard W. Painter
Author Richard Painter… Continue reading
NYT:
President Obama is seriously considering an executive order that would require companies doing business with the federal government to disclose their political contributions, White House officials said on Tuesday, a step long awaited by activists to reduce the… Continue reading
With a blizzard watch now posted for DC, and talk of a possible historic storm, I’m afraid the Plutocrats United event with Trevor Potter in DC, set for Friday, is being postponed. I hope we will announce a new date… Continue reading