“The First Amendment does not permit laws that
force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic
marketing research, or seek declaratory rulings before discussing the most
salient political issues of our day.”— U.S. Supreme Court, Citizens United (2010)
Brick by brick,
judges are dismantling the wall of separation that legislators have built
between political activity and the First Amendment’s protections of free speech
and association. The latest examples, from Mississippi and Arizona, reflect the
judiciary’s proper engagement in defending citizens from the regulation of
political speech, a.k.a. “campaign finance reform.”....To Read More.....
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