Supreme Court
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Jan11
Clips round up for 1/11/2013
I've got your perfect Washington influence story here: Drywall safety bill passed by Congress was watered down by the industry so that *voluntary* safety regulations are decided by a committee of drywall manufacters and homebuilders. Congress pats itself on back.
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Jan08
Clips round up for 1/8/2013
Hey everyone! A big thanks to Kurt for handling the clips while I was on sabbatatical. Now back at it:
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch wrote in the Daily News this weekend that it's time to clean up Albany: "We have every reason to believe that replicating the city’s system of public financing at the state level will have precisely the same effect."
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Oct17
Clips round up for 10/17/2012
Another no-show for campaign finance issues at the debate last night, though Mitt Romney did hit Obama for attending a fundraiser in Vegas the day after the Benghazi attack.
It's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 100th birthday. On Friday, Public Citizen and a host of organizations are going to be rallying in DC against their dark money spending. Details here.
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Jun25
PRESS RELEASE: Supreme Court Once Again Sides With Wealthy Special Interests
Public Campaign issued a press release today condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock. Earlier this year, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the state’s century-old Corrupt Practices Act that banned direct expenditures in elections for state offices.
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May31
Justice Stevens: Cracks already showing in Supreme Court’s Citizens United doctrine
Just one day after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his tenure on the Supreme Court – the third longest ever – Justice John Paul Stevens described new evidence of cracks forming in the “Citizens United doctrine” amongst the very same justices who were behind that decision.
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May25
Clips round up for 5/25/2012
What are you doing over the holiday weekend? Sens. Mike Enzi and Jeff Sessions will head to the Casa Marina resort in Key Largo for a fundraiser. Me, I'll be at a wedding in West Virginia. Clips will resume Tuesday morning.
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Jun29
Editorial Coverage of the McComish v. Bennett Supreme Court Decision
Newspapers from all over the country have been opining on Monday's Supreme Court decision in McComish v. Bennett that struck down one provision of some existing Clean Elections systems, while upholding the constitutionality of public financing programs in general.
Here's a round up of editorials so far:
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Jun27
Supreme Court Rules in McComish v. Bennett, Foundation of Public Financing Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court just issued it's ruling in McComish v. Bennett, striking down the matching funds provisions prevalent in some public financing programs around the country.
The Court did, however, keep the foundation of public financing laws intact.
Check out our ongoing coverage of the decision at http://www.publicampaign.org/mccomishnews.
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Jun15
Clips Round-up for 6/15/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
Citizens United: Corrupting Campaign Clarity
Norm Ornstein has this great article on the detrimental effects of Citizens United v. FEC. -
Mar26
The Supreme Court should uphold Arizona Clean Elections
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in McComish v. Bennett, a case involving the “trigger fund” mechanism in Arizona’s Clean Elections system—the first time in 35 years the Court will assess the constitutionality of a public financing law. In 1976, the Supreme Court strongly reaffirmed voluntary public financing in the Buckley v. Valeo Case and they have a chance to do it again with McComish.