A newly filed case, Bluman v. FEC, challenges 2 U.S.C. § 441e, which provides: It shall be unlawful for— (1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make— (A) a contribution … in connection with a Federal, State, or local election; (B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or (C) […]
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A Thought from Prof. Michael McConnell
By Eugene Volokh on August 18, 2010 7:02 pm in Freedom of Association, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Speech at Colleges and Universities, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom
Stanford law professor (and former judge) Michael McConnell, who represented the Christian Legal Society before the Supreme Court in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, e-mails this: I had a mischievous thought, which I thought I would offer to your blog: I have a suggestion for the City of New York City, if it wishes to […]
First Amendment Clash Brewing Over Gay Pride Festival in Minneapolis
By Dale Carpenter on June 22, 2010 11:38 am in Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Speech
Must an expressive association that paid for a permit in a public park to advance its message include someone using the event to convey an opposing message? Specifically, must an anti-gay preacher and others be allowed to condemn homosexuality in signs and literature by roaming the permit grounds of a gay-pride celebration? For more than 30 years, gay-rights organizers have annually paid for […]