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The constitutional law governing campaign finance regulation is back up for grabs. The late Justice Antonin Scalia was an unwavering… Continue reading →

The liberty of citizens in a democracy has two components—the negative liberty to be let alone and the positive liberty… Continue reading →

Recent controversies in campaign finance have generated concerns that wealthy donors will dominate the political landscape, with Citizens United v.… Continue reading →

In the 2010 case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court held that a federal… Continue reading →

If any area of constitutional adjudication requires philosophizing and a theory about politics, it is election law. Current election law… Continue reading →

Not all conservatives are hostile to democracy or question the legitimacy of the democratic process, but many do, and their… Continue reading →

If any area of constitutional adjudication requires philosophizing and a theory about politics, it is election law. Current election law… Continue reading →

The Roberts Court, extant for eleven years, has acquired the pejorative moniker, the “Corporate Court.” In the same short time… Continue reading →

The Supreme Court has unequivocally and repeatedly rejected as “wholly foreign to the First Amendment” any suggestion that legislatures can… Continue reading →

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s seminal money‐in‐politics case, Buckley v. Valeo —an anniversary that coincides… Continue reading →