The Brennan Center lays out a four-point plan response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, including actions: public campaign funding plans, voter registration modernization, better accountability, and taking a voter-centric view of the First Amendment.
On January 21, 2010, Brennan Center counsel Adam Skaggs, along with Justice at Stake's Bert Brandenburg, submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court urging it to reject recently proposed revisions to the state Code of Judicial Conduct.
The Committee asked: “Looking at the current trends in appellate and Supreme Court campaign finance laws, is there anything in HR. 1826 that may be subject to constitutional scrutiny?”
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“Aside from public financing, could pay-to-play laws and bans on contributions from lobbyists and federal contractors as some states have done help to reduce perceived corruption of House members? Would such bans be constitutional on a federal level?”
Adam Skaggs submits written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy regarding the state of judicial recusals after Caperton v. A.T. Massey
Justice Program Director, David Udell, testifies at a New York Senate hearing on the future of IOLA and civil legal services, offering recommendations for funding strategies, infrastructure developments and new ways to help low-income individuals access justice.
