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Perspective

Aug. 21, 2014

SEC campaign finance rule under fire

For years, pay-to-play rules on the federal, state and local level have been on the rise. Yet, one of those rules may be heading in the direction of a campaign finance buzz saw: the U.S. Supreme Court. By Jason A. Abel

By Jason A. Abel


For years, pay-to-play rules on the federal, state and local level - including those restricting Wall Street from making certain campaign contributions which regulators think may influence the award of government contracts - have been on the rise. Yet, one of those rules may be heading in the direction of a campaign finance buzz saw: the U.S. Supreme Court.


On Aug. 7, the New York Republican State Committee and the Tennessee Republican Party filed a challe...

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