Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 214

March 11, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

Various sections of this measure are unconstitutionally vague. Senate File 214 regulates an expansive amount of speech, including books, websites, text messages, and emails. ...

CCP Response to Campaign Legal Center’s Response to CCP’s Comments on New Mexico House Bill 278

March 11, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

In many respects, the competing analyses of CCP and CLC reflect differing views of the First Amendment. While CCP believes that “the First Amendment ...

Significant Constitutional and Practical Issues with Washington Senate Bill 5153

March 9, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments regarding the constitutional and practical ...

Suggested Improvements to Kansas House Bill 2213

March 5, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

On behalf of the Center for Competitive Politics, I am writing you today to respectfully submit the following comments commending the Legislature for its ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Arkansas House Bill 1425

February 24, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

House Bill 1425 proposes to regulate speech and creates massive new government reporting requirements for speakers. Many provisions in the bill are unconstitutionally vague ...

Practical Issues with Utah House Bill 60

February 23, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

This legislation runs contrary to prevailing academic research, which shows that contribution limits will neither decrease corruption, nor produce “good” government, nor improve public ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Montana Senate Bill 289

February 18, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , ,

Senate Bill 289 regulates an expansive amount of speech, and various sections of this measure are unconstitutionally vague. Legislators considering this measure should tread ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 154

February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , ,

Various sections of this measure are unconstitutionally vague. Senate File 154 regulates an expansive amount of speech, including books and websites. The bill’s disclosure ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota Senate File 92

February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Minnesota House File 375

February 17, 2015   •  By Matt Nese   •  , , , ,

Depending on one’s reading of this hopelessly vague bill, it goes as far as to outright ban corporate funding of independent expenditures – in ...

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