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The Ceo And The Hydraulics Of Campaign Finance Deregulation, Sarah C. Haan
The Ceo And The Hydraulics Of Campaign Finance Deregulation, Sarah C. Haan
Sarah Haan
Voters increasingly view their consumer activities, not their campaign contributions, as the most meaningful way to participate in politics. In 2014, after it became public that Mozilla’s CEO, Brendan Eich, had made a controversial political donation in a state ballot proposition, consumer pressure led to his resignation. Eich’s downfall and the politicization of retail markets means that business leaders are unlikely to respond to McCutcheon v. FEC by embracing transparency with their campaign donations, and also suggests that campaign finance deregulation is causing hydraulic effects that the Supreme Court has failed to anticipate. This Essay explores what “economic reprisal” means …
Supplying Justice: Unethical Practices In State Supreme Courts, Emmanuel Morga, Clint Saylor
Supplying Justice: Unethical Practices In State Supreme Courts, Emmanuel Morga, Clint Saylor
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Contemporary judicial election processes in many states allow for judicial campaign donors to appear, unethically, in court before the justice to whom they contributed funds. This paper studies various cases involving apparent quid pro quo between State Supreme Court justices and their constituents in court, the ethics of their rulings, and examines a judge’s role in government as a representative of the law. It reaches the conclusion that judicial elections facilitate unethical practices in the courtroom, and an alternate method of judicial appointment, still allowing public oversight, is presented.
Money Power In Politics, Jonathan Peterson Fisher
Money Power In Politics, Jonathan Peterson Fisher
Senior Projects Spring 2017
Money power in politics has been bolstered over the last thirty years thanks to Supreme Court decisions that hinder the Federal Election Commission’s ability to regulate financial influences on campaigns. Increases in corporate ability to impact campaigns through independent expenditures are principally against democratic values as they create a political climate of inequality favoring wealthy speakers. Additionally, money power’s influences on campaigns lead to impacting policy both directly through access to politicians and indirectly through the broad success of pro-contributor candidates. With an inability to govern over money power in elections comes a trend of anti-majoritarian policies that are inherently …