Supreme Court Battle Ignites over Campaign Finance Limits

Supreme Court battle ignites over campaign finance limits

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took aim at a key campaign finance law this week, challenging prominent Democratic lawyer Marc Elias on the restrictions placed on coordinated political spending. The clash unfolded over a provision in the Federal Election Campaign Act that caps how much state and national political parties can spend when working directly with candidates, as Fox News reported. This rule, under scrutiny by Republican plaintif…

Campaign Finance Caps & Who Gets the Dog?

Elections expert Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School, discusses the Supreme Court oral arguments over Republican efforts to get rid of federal caps on spending by political parties in coordination with candidates. Then Jennifer Kay, Bloomberg Law senior correspondent, discusses a custody battle over a goldendoodle. June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Host June…