First Amendment and Campaigns: More Campaign Speech Benefits Voters

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

At the heart of the First Amendment is the assumption that Americans are best served by a full and free discussion of whom to elect. The American system of government sits atop the bedrock of the First Amendment. From the pamphleteering of the founding era to the Facebook ads of today, political campaigns have been premised upon free and open…

‘Super PACs’ and the Role of ‘Coordination’ in Campaign Finance Law

October 1, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  , , ,

In January 2010, the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, struck down a federal ban on independent expenditures in political ...

Appeals Court Acquits Tom DeLay

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September 19, 2013   •  By David Keating   •  

This morning a Texas Appeals Court acquitted former Congressman Tom DeLay of charges of “judgments convicting him of the offenses of money laundering of ...

de Blasio’s Woes

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August 27, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

Bill de Blasio has never been shy regarding his views on money in politics.  Using his pulpit as New York City Public Advocate, de Blasio advanced ...

Committee for Economic Development Touts Junk Survey of “Executives”

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July 24, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  

The Committee for Economic Development is holding a big event (free lunch with registration!) at the National Press Club today to unveil the results ...

Free Speech, Fair Elections, and Campaign Finance Laws: Can They Co-Exist?

July 1, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

As a constitutional law professor, it is a privilege to have an article appear in the Wiley A. Branton Symposium at an institution that has played ...

New Research from CCP Academic Advisor Casts Doubt on Campaign Finance “Reform” Measures

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June 26, 2013   •  By Luke Wachob   •  

The longstanding legal rationale upholding certain campaign finance restrictions has been that they prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption, but do they? Recent ...

CCP Comments on Constitutional Issues with New Jersey Assembly Measure No. 3863

April 29, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional issues with portions of Assembly Measure No. 3863. ...

Do State Campaign Finance Reforms Reduce Public Corruption?

April 1, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

The Supreme Court has long held that campaign finance regulations are permissible for preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption. Yet the implied hypothesis that ...

Comments on Maryland Senate Bill 1039

March 29, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

External Relations Director Matt Nese submitted comments to the Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee on Senate Bill 1039, which makes several welcome revisions to existing ...

Emineth v. Jaeger

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March 20, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, challenging a state ban on ...

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