December 14, 2011 •
American League of Lobbyists Hosted Discussion on Citizens United
ALL posted videos from the October 28 forum
The American League of Lobbyists recently posted two videos on their YouTube channel from an October event where they invited Tim Farnum and Peter Overby to speak about Citizens United and soft money in the 2012 elections. ALL President Howard Marlowe was the moderator.
According to the site, “On Friday, October 28th, 2011 the American League of Lobbyists hosted two award winning journalists, Tim Farnum of the Washington Post and Peter Overby of NPR, for a discussion about the role that ‘soft money’ will play in the 2012 elections.”
Part 1
Part 2
June 30, 2010 •
News You Can Use – “Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Soft Money”
News from the Supreme Court ruling.
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed without comment a lower court ruling upholding a ban on soft-money contributions to political parties.
From The Hill – “Supreme Court affirms ban on soft money,” by Russell Berman 6-29-2010
From The New York Times – “Supreme Court Affirms a Ban on Soft Money,” by Adam Liptak 6-29-2010
photo from CC-BY-SA-3.0/UpstateNYer at Wikipedia.
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