Supreme Court | Public Campaign

Jun29

Editorial Coverage of the McComish v. Bennett Supreme Court Decision

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Jun 29, 2011

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:

Jun27

Supreme Court Rules in McComish v. Bennett, Foundation of Public Financing Intact

Submitted by John Papagiannis on Jun 27, 2011

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.

Jun15

Clips Round-up for 6/15/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jun 15, 2011

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

Submitted by Adam Smith on Mar 26, 2011

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.

Feb18