Die Another Day

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Author(s) Richard L. Hasen
Source Slate
Date April 2, 2014
URL http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/04/the_subtle_awfulness_of_the_mccutcheon_v_fec_campaign_finance_decision_the.html
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Quotes-start.png Third and most dramatically, the court seems to open the door for a future challenge to what remains of the McCain-Feingold law: the ban on large, “soft money” contributions collected by political parties. These contributions were banned because it had become clear that political parties were becoming conduits for access between elected officials and big donors. Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Supreme Court voted correctly on the topic McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.