Posted on 14 June 2012. Tags: Abc News, Advocacy Groups, Amdt, Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Closed Doors, Corporate Money, Federal Election Commission, Independent Expenditures, Mitch Mcconnell, Montana History, Montana Law, Montana State, Montana Supreme Court, Nonprofit Advocacy, Political Speech, Reformers, Senate Republican Leader, State Elections, Treasury Funds
ABC News wrote yesterday, “Will the Supreme Court take another crack at its ‘Citizens United’ ruling? “Justices are scheduled Thursday behind closed doors to discuss Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the landmark 2010 decision holding that corporations can make unlimited independent expenditures using general treasury funds to support or oppose candidates. “Why would [...]
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Posted on 31 May 2012. Tags: Advocacy Groups, Amdt, Campaigns, Citizens United, Conformity, Constitutional Challenge, Copper, Corporate Domination, Corporations, June 14, Mcconnell, Montana Law, New Challenge, Nonprofit Advocacy, Old Montana, Political Speech, Private Conference, State Supreme Court, Susceptibility, Sway
In a must-read column today, George Will discusses a potential challenge to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that the high court will consider taking up in a few weeks. Roll Call reports on the background of the case: “The high court signaled this week that it would meet in private conference on June 14 to decide how [...]
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Posted on 03 May 2012. Tags: Amdt, Amendment Attorney, Amicus Brief, Citizens United, Editorial Board, Editorial Page Editor, First Amendment, Floyd Abrams, Free Speech, Legal Brief, Mitch Mcconnell, Montana Law, Mr Mcconnell, New York Times, Nyt, Political Campaigns, Political Speech, Republican Leader, Senator Mitch Mcconnell, State Of The Union Address
On its Editorial Page Editor’s Blog, The New York Times complains, “Long before he became the Republican leader, Senator Mitch McConnell had built a career out of opposing limits to political fundraising and spending, supposedly in the name of free speech. . . . But Mr. McConnell has outdone himself with a legal brief submitted [...]
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