FEC v. Ted Cruz for Senate
Vol. 136 No. 1
Candidates for federal office may loan an unlimited amount of their own money to their campaign committees. However, under section 304 of the Bipartisan...
Campaign Finance
Washington Post v. McManus
Fourth Circuit Invalidates Maryland’s Online Campaign Advertising Disclosure Law.
Vol. 134 No. 4
The Supreme Court Is Killing Contribution Limits Softly; A Few Years from Now They Likely Will Be Dead.
The Thompson v. Hebdon per curium opinion is the latest example of the Roberts Supreme Court’s hostility to reasonable money in politics reforms like...
Alaska Stat. § 15.13.068 (2018)
Alaska Prohibits Spending on Local Elections by Foreign-Influenced Corporations.
Vol. 132 No. 8
Super PACs and the Market for Data
As the midterm elections approach, money is flowing into the coffers of candidates, parties, and outside groups at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile the Federal Election...
Of Ballot Boxes and Bank Accounts: Rationalizing the Jurisprudence of Political Participation and Democratic Integrity
Vol. 131 No. 5
Participation in the political process comes in many forms. A few people run for office. An even smaller number spend more money than most...
Defining the Press Exemption from Campaign Finance Restrictions
Vol. 129 No. 5
Six years before its name became synonymous with “one of the most reviled decisions of the Supreme Court in recent years,” the nonprofit advocacy...
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar
Vol. 129 No. 1
States have selected judges by popular election since the early nineteenth century, often as a way of increasing judicial accountability to the public. As...
Working Together for an Independent Expenditure: Candidate Assistance with Super PAC Fundraising
Vol. 128 No. 5
Suppose a candidate for Congress attends a fundraising event held by a Super PAC set up specifically to support (and which in practice only...
McCutcheon v. FEC
Vol. 128 No. 1
In Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court subjected limits on political contributions to a lower level of constitutional scrutiny than limits on political expenditures....