by Stephen Klein | Nov 30, 2016 | Political Speech
The Wisconsin “John Doe” campaign finance inquisition is a sordid tale, one of the most jarring examples of the criminalization of politics in American history. Using a secret process usually reserved for investigations of organized crime like drug...
by Pillar of Law | Nov 5, 2016 | Political Speech
DENVER, CO – The Pillar of Law Institute won a preliminary injunction this evening against the enforcement of a Colorado law against “ballot selfies,” photographs of one’s own marked ballot usually displayed on social media. “This is a big victory for Coloradoans,...
by Stephen Klein | Nov 4, 2016 | Political Speech
One year ago today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in the state, heard oral argument in Cary v. Texas, an appeal consolidating two criminal cases involving a husband and wife, David and Stacy Cary. And there the case has sat, with no...
by Pillar of Law | Nov 3, 2016 | Political Speech
DENVER, CO – Pillar of Law Institute joined a team of attorneys to represent several Colorado citizens in federal court today, arguing for a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Colorado’s ballot exposure law. Three voters—Scott Romano, Colin Phipps and...