Government
Oct. 5, 2010
Public Campaign Financing Laws in Danger
The Supreme Court's injunction against state-distributed rescue funds could spell danger for the nation's campaign financing laws, by Jessica Levinson of Loyola Law School.
The Supreme Court will soon define the constitutional boundaries of public campaign financing laws across the country. Public campaign financing laws provide candidates for elected office with government funds to run their campaigns. Critics claim these programs are welfare for politicians, that the public should not be forced to support candidates with whom they disagree, and that public funds could be better spent in other areas. ...
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