Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5 – 4 decision, struck down Arizona’s supplemental public financing grants paid on the basis of an opponent’s level of spending. The majority reasoned that the constitutional problem is “the manner in which … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court issued it’s decision in McComish (Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC, et al. v. Bennett, Secretary of State of Arizona, et al.) today. The 5-4 majority struck down the Arizona provision with Chief Justice Roberts writing … Continue reading →

On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement reached with legislative leaders on ethics reform.  The Clean Up Albany Act of 2011, which has yet to be released, covers a number of areas including lobbying, financial disclosure and creates the … Continue reading →

Some stories about public campaign financing get a visceral response.  For example, how many public dollars are distributed to candidates during an election and how much of that money is not being recovered after the election is over?  The public’s … Continue reading →

Last week a decision issued by a US District Court in Virginia made headlines across the country.   The Court in U.S. v. Danielczyk struck down the 100-year old federal ban on corporate contributions.  One of the more eyebrow raising … Continue reading →