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Common Cause: SCOTUS Hearing Tomorrow a ‘Radical Step’

By | 09.08.09 | 1:21 pm

Arn Pearson, vice president for programs at Common Cause and host of a live Web chat on the Supreme Court case being argued tomorrow, Citizens United v. FEC, just noted that the fact that the Supreme Court is even hearing the argument tomorrow is More…

Live Web Chat Now on Campaign Finance Reform Case

By | 09.08.09 | 1:08 pm

Anyone with questions about the case being heard for a second time by the Supreme Court tomorrow, Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, which I wrote about today, can participate in a live Web chat right now on the subject with Common Cause, by clicking here.

Sotomayor Expected to Favor Campaign Finance Restrictions

By | 09.03.09 | 2:46 pm

The upcoming re-argument of the case of Citizens United v. FEC, challenging corporate contributions to the financing of Hillary: The Movie, is raising some serious questions about whether the Supreme Court might vote to overturn decades-old restrictions on corporate campaign spending.

The vote of the Court’s newest justice More…

FEC Examines McCain’s Excessive Donors

By | 10.06.08 | 4:45 pm

With a Republican National Committee lawyer calling on the Federal Elections Commission to investigate the Obama campaign for accepting contributions in excess of federal limits, the FEC is looking into dozens of excessive donations to the McCain campaign as well, reports The Washington Post. More…