Daily Media Links 9/3: Watertown man’s landscaping nightmare turns into First Amendment crusade, The Business of American Democracy: Citizens United, Independent Spending, and Elections, and more…

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September 3, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Watertown Daily Times: Watertown man’s landscaping nightmare turns into First Amendment crusade  By DANIEL FLATLEY With certain exceptions, town zoning law requires ...

Daily Media Links 8/30: IRS official who scrutinized conservative groups facing harassment, attorney says, Secretive super PAC may be breaking federal law, and more…

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August 30, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Disclosure Washington Post: IRS official who scrutinized conservative groups facing harassment, attorney says By Juliet Eilperin The official, Holly Paz, has been on administrative leave ...

Daily Media Links 8/29: Cutting the price tag off free speech, de Blasio’s Woes, and more…

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August 29, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Washington Times: Cutting the price tag off free speech By Eric Wang Why this disparity in the law’s regulation of political speech? ...

Daily Media Links 8/28: Anger at IRS Powers Tea-Party Comeback, Coachella Valley home to political heavyweights, and more…

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August 28, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups Wall Street Journal: Anger at IRS Powers Tea-Party Comeback  By Monica Langley “I kept telling everyone—including the big donors who wouldn’t give to ...

Daily Media Links 8/27: Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay, Different Realms of Disclosure, and more…

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August 27, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

SCOTUS/Judiciary NY Times: Court Is ‘One of Most Activist,’ Ginsburg Says, Vowing to Stay By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 80, vowed ...

Daily Media Links 8/26: Transparency at F.E.C., Campaign Finance and the Cost of Doing Business, and more…

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August 26, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

FEC NY Times: Transparency at F.E.C.   By Donald F. McGahn II I am not seeking to “sabotage” the Federal Election Commission through “partisan cunning.” Rather, ...

Daily Media Links 8/25: Clear distortions, Durbin’s intimidation tactics, and more…

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August 25, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Bangor Daily News (LTE): Clear distortions By Luke Wachob Sam Jenkins’ Aug. 10 BDN letter to the editor “Clean Distortions,” stated that under Maine’s ...

Daily Media Links 8/23: Clear distortions, Durbin’s intimidation tactics, and more…

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August 23, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Bangor Daily News (LTE): Clear distortions By Luke Wachob Sam Jenkins’ Aug. 10 BDN letter to the editor “Clean Distortions,” stated that under Maine’s ...

Daily Media Links 8/22: Democrat Seeks Tea-Party Support in Campaign Finance Lawsuit, Van Hollen to join lawsuit against IRS, and more…

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August 22, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups   National Journal: Democrat Seeks Tea-Party Support in Campaign Finance Lawsuit  By Patrick Reis The Maryland Democrat  announced Wednesday that he is suing ...

Daily Media Links 8/21: Follow the Money, but How Far?, The Interest in Speech about Politics v. the Interest in Political Speech, and more…

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August 21, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   NCSL: Follow the Money, but How Far?  By Julie Lays …Brad Smith from the Center for Competitive Politics. He took ...

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