by Stephen Klein | Aug 24, 2016 | Political Speech
One of the conundrums of campaign finance regulation is where campaign money ends and “pure” political speech begins. Free speech advocates are rightfully wary of making this distinction, because political speech and engagement always cost money. Moreover, when...
by Benjamin Barr | Aug 10, 2016 | Political Speech
This week the New York Times ran a hit piece against the Brookings Institution, alleging that think tanks regularly act as rogue corporate allies. Of particular concern for the NYT was that a successful home builder, Lennar Corporation, wanted to help revitalize San...
by Stephen Klein | Aug 3, 2016 | Political Speech
Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an important free speech decision in the case Pursuing America’s Greatness v. Federal Election Commission (FEC). The case stemmed from campaign finance law that prohibits independent political...