Tag Archives: First Amendment
Government Response to Standing Rock: An Affront to Religious Freedom
Before I traveled to the Oceti Sakowin camp, I viewed the events unfolding on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota primarily as an environmental protest. This is largely the frame used by the media: people trying to protect their … Continue reading
Supersizing Wealth Speech and Downsizing Campaign Fairness: McCutcheon v. FEC
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court continued its recent rollback of campaign finance law by declaring unconstitutional aggregate limits on political contributions. Aggregate limits place caps on the total sum a single donor can give to all candidates and certain … Continue reading
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