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Conn. governor vetoes bill to fix campaign-finance law

FAC August 4, 2010

Gov. M. Jodi Rell followed through Aug. 2 with her promise to veto a bill that attempts to fix Connecticut’s campaign-finance law after a federal appeals court found parts of it unconstitutional. News August 4, 2010 By The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. —The Republican governor issued her veto on the same the day the measure, S.B. 551, arrived on her desk. The Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed the legislation July 30, attempting to save the underlying

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Legislators introduce bill to soften impact of recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited corporate campaign spending

donal brown April 26, 2010

House members have introduced a bill that would force disclosure of corporate expenditures on elections and ban foreign companies, federal contractors and bailout beneficiaries from spending on political campaigns.-db The Huffington Post April 20 2010 By Arthur Delaney Democrats hoping to blunt the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited corporate spending on campaign advertisements can now call it a bipartisan effort, at least in the House of Representatives. On Monday evening, Rep.

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Federal judge scraps provisions of San Diego’s campaign-finance laws

donal brown February 25, 2010

In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Citizens United case, a federal judge struck down several provisions of San Diego’s campaign-finance law and particularly a ban on contributions from political parties and a $500 cap on donations to independent expenditure committees. -db Courthouse News Service February 23, 2010 By Annie Youderian (CN) – A federal judge in San Diego struck down several provisions of the city’s campaign-finance laws, including a $500 cap

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Poll: 80% of Americans oppose SCOTUS campaign finance ruling

FAC February 17, 2010

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that nearly 80% of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents are  united in their opposition to the recent Supreme Court ruling that opens the door for corporations, labor unions, and other organizations to spend money directly from their general funds to influence campaigns. Left and right united in opposition to controversial SCOTUS decision The Newsroom By Brett Michael Dykes, a contributor to the Yahoo! News blog Much has been made

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Supreme Court decision on Citizens United brings to forefront two views of First Amendment

donal brown February 3, 2010

The Supreme Court’s majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy and the dissent by Justice Stevens shows contrasting views of the First Amendment, one, that untrammeled free speech will eventually produce good results in a democracy, and, two, that free speech must sometimes be regulated to produce the free flow of ideas so essential to a flourishing democractic society. -db The New York Times Analysis February 1, 2010 By Stanley Fish Citizens United v. Federal Election

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