Changing Campaign Finance Law

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By Laura Knoy on Monday, July 2, 2007.
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision loosens restrictions on campaign advertising by outside groups, including corporations, labor unions, and special interests ranging from the environment to abortion. We’ll look at how this court ruling may affect the upcoming presidential elections.

Guests

  • John Samples, Director of the Center for Representative Government at Cato and an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University
  • Susan Anderson, Senior Program Advisor for Public Campaign, a national organization dedicated to winning comprehensive “Clean Money” campaign finance reform

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