July 02 2010 at 04:02 PM
“1 for All” campaign strives to increase First Amendement education
The Newseum and First Amendment Center launched the “
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March 09 2010 at 03:12 PM
Dems ask FEC if they can use soft money for redistricting fights
A Democratic group is asking the Federal Election Committee if they can side-step a 2002 law that restricts members from raising soft money for their campaigns.According to the Hartford Courant, the National Democratic Redistricting Trust is…
February 12 2010 at 02:56 PM
UPDATE: Justice O’Connor continues to warn campaign contributions could poison the system
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been on a conference tour discussing the likely impact the Supreme Court’s decisions on the Caperton v. Massey and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will have on future election.During a…
January 12 2010 at 01:52 PM
Michigan PAC contributions may have pulled beer tax off table
As Michigan finds itself in budget season, legislators were quick to pass on the possibility of raising the state’s beer tax, which currently sits around one percent.According to the Lansing State Journal, this may be due to the $1.5 million…
December 09 2009 at 05:15 PM
Justices hostile towards anti-corruption law
Supreme Court Justices are skeptical a commonly used ethics law is too vague to convict someone of fraud. Enacted in 1988, the law states it is a crime “to deprive another of the intangible right of…
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