And now for something completely different…

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October 13, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

In recognition that the blog post below is a bit on the "heavy" side, and because it's Friday, we thought our readers might appeciate ...

FEC to be renamed “Ministry of Free Speech”

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October 12, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

The term “Orwellian”, which has come to embrace a number of different definitions, sometimes crops up in the campaign finance ...

A Persuasive Campaign for Coercion

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October 11, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

Jared DeMarinis, of the Maryland State Board of Elections, has referred Governor Bob Ehrlich's campaign to a state prosecutor because Ehrlich employed a common ...

This Just In: Corruption in Politics is a Bad Thing!

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October 10, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Democracy 21 is up with a press release revealing that the American public does not like corrupt politicians.  Shazam!  For this you get six ...

“Emboldened bloggers target financial disclosures”

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October 7, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

CCP Chairman Brad Smith offers his thoughts on the push by bloggers for electronic filing of Senate campaign-finance reports in this article from ...

Tea Leaves in Alaska and Maine: The Sup. Ct. denies cert. in two electioneering cases

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October 6, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

The Supreme Court has denied certiorari in Alaska Right to Life v. Miles and Christian Civic League of Maine, Inc. v. FEC.

What might ...

Bait & Switch: More on the Voters First Pledge

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September 29, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

Yesterday three organizations - Common Cause, Public Campaign, and Public Citizen, issued a release touting a ...

Seeing Red (and Blue): News Coverage in Political Hue

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September 27, 2006   •  By Steve Hoersting   •  ,

Is media bias real?  Milyo and Groseclose think it is... .  And, if so, what do we do?

CCP Academic Advisor and University of ...

Event: Election Law & The Roberts Court Symposium

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September 27, 2006   •  By Brad Smith   •  ,

CCP Chairman Bradley Smith will be speaking Friday, September 29, at this symposium on "Election Law and the Roberts Court," at ...

“Focus on Election Law Stirs up Legal Frenzy”

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September 25, 2006   •  By IFS staff   •  ,

CCP Chairman Brad Smith offers his thoughts on the explosive growth of election litigation in this AP report.   Money quote: "It is a ...

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