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2004
Justice Department's Scrutiny of Campaign Finance Charges Against John Ashcroft
The Washington Post
04/27/04
Mr. Ashcroft and the FEC
The Washington Post
01/16/04
Groups Urge Probe Of Ashcroft's '00 Bid
The Washington Post
01/16/04
Group ask for criminal probe of Ashcroft's campaign funds
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
01/16/04
2003
Kerry Seeks Probe of Ashcroft
The Washington Post
12/23/03
Washington Post focuses further attention on Ashcroft case!
The Washington Post
12/19/03
Above the Law
Tom Paine
12/18/03
FEC Fines Ashcroft's Senate Bid for Breach
The Washington Post
12/17/03
Campaign Reform's Next Step
Boston Globe
12/12/03
Editorial: Hard Money Time
TomPaine.com
12/11/03
Wide Range of Witnesses Eyed for Trial on Districts
The Boston Globe
11/10/03
Ballot Busters
The Los Angeles Times
11/2/03
High Court Votes Should Be Public
Dallas Morning News
10/26/03
Robed In Secrecy
The Texas Observer
10/10/03
Groups Protest State High Court's Secrecy/Judge Hears Argument for Disclosure of Justices' Pretrial Votes
Houston Chronicle
10/4/03
Suit Seeks to Open Texas Justices' Votes on Potentila Cases
Houston Chronicle
10/3/03
President Bush's $170 million man
Atlanta Journal and Constitution
9/29/03
Full Court Will Not Review FEC Disclosure Decision
Roll Call
9/16/03
Pennsylvania Filing Fees Ruled Illegal, Inability to Pay Shouldn't Stop Candidate, Appeals Court Rules
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
9/12/03
The Elephant in the Courtroom
TomPaine.com
9/4/03
Ashcroft's Little Secret
TomPaine.com
8/26/03
Most Political Donors are White Males
USA Today
8/25/03
Court Upholds Alaska Limits on Soft Money In State Races
New York Times
8/14/03
FEC Enforcement - FEC Finds Quayle PAC's Contribution To Campaign May Have Violated Law
BNA Money & Politics Report
8/6/03
BCRA Litigation - Court Divides Time for BCRA Argument, Sets Back Bid by Hard Money Challengers
BNA Money & Politics Report
8/5/03
Political Fund Limits Finally a Reality
The Beacon Journal
7/29/03
FEC Enforcement - Court Orders FEC To Answer Questions
About Handling of Ashcroft Campaign Case
BNA Money & Politics Report
7/23/03
NVRI Routs FEC?
Roll Call
7/23/03
FEC to Consider Lifting Ban On Soft Money for Conventions
The Washington Post
7/23/03
Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Against FEC
The Washington Post
7/22/03
City Campaign Spending in Debate
Albuquerque Journal
7/11/03
'Pioneers' Paved Bush's Way With Big Dollars
The Washington Post
5/6/03
Elite donors lifted Bush
Scope of big-dollar supporters revealed in court documents
The Dallas Morning News
5/5/03
Campaign Documents Show Depth of Bush Fund-Raising
The New York Times
5/5/03
Most of Soft Money Ban is Ruled Unconstitutional
The New York Times
5/2/03
Contribution Limits: Federal Court Upholds $100 Limit on Campaign Contributions in Austin
BNA Money & Politics Report
3/24/03
Internet Vote Trading May Be Protected Ninth Circuit U.S. Appeals Court Suggests
BNA Money & Politics Report
2/7/03
Ascroft Complaint Languishes at FEC
Roll Call
2/6/03
Campaign Finance Law Set in Stone
The Beacon Journal
1/25/03
Contribution Limits Supreme Court Lets Stand Ohio City Law's Low Dollar Limits, Home Address Discolsure
BNA Money & Politics Report
1/22/03
Akron Election Reform Upheld
The Beacon Journal
1/22/03
FEC Enforcement Briefs in AFL-CIO Case Now in Appeals Court Eye Congressional Intent Regarding Secrecy
BNA Money & Politics Report
1/15/03
2002
Reformers Assail Secrecy Ruling in Brief on AFL-CIO cases Filed with Appeals Court
BNA Money & Politics Report
12/11/02
Panel Hears Final Thoughts on Campaign Finance Law
Los Angeles Times
12/06/02
Campaign-Finance Law Hurts Poor, Foes Say
Philadelphia Inquirer
12/06/02
Campaign Finance Law Under Fire
Sun Sentinal
12/06/02
Finance Law Called Unfair to Poor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
12/6/02
Campaign-Finance Law Helps Rich, Group Tells Panel
Orlando Sentinal
12/06/02
Campaign Finance Law Draws Challenges
New York Times
12/06/02
McCain-Feingold Harms Poor, Group Says: Higher Limits on 'Hard Money" Overwhelm small donors, lawyers tell panel
WashingtonPost.com
12/06/02
Mum on His Donors: Under Oath Mitch McConnell Remains Vague About Political Contributors
TomPaine.com
12/03/02
Reformer Challenges Campaign Finance Reform: An interview with John Bonifaz, National Voting Rights Institute
TomPaine.com
12/03/02
Court Asked to Approve Discovery Plan To Probe FEC Handling of Ashscoft Matter
BNA Money & Politics Report
11/18/02
The Reality Behind Reform
The American Prospect
11/18/02
Group Asks Ashcroft To Release records of Probe by FEC
Washington Post
10/23/02
Campaign Reform Group Calls on Ashcroft to Disclose Files in Probe of 2000 Campaign
BNA Money & Politics Report
10/23/02
Lawsuit Claiming Public Financing Required by Constitution Dismissed
BNA Money & Politics Report
10/16/02
SPENDING LIMITS: Federal Appeals Court Withdraws Ruling That Upheld Spending Limits
BNA Money & Politics Report
10/08/02
En Banc Sixth Circuit Denies Bid to Review Constitutional Suit on Akron Campaign Law
BNA Money & Politics Report
09/20/02
FEC, Judicial Watch in Court Struggle Over Complaint Against Clinton Campaign
BNA Money & Politics Report
09/18/02
CFR Suit Stalled
Roll Call
09/05/02
Spending Limits: Citing Tenth Circuit Ruling, Judge Enjoins Albuquerque's limits on Campaign Spending
BNA Money & Politics Report
09/05/02
Judge Voids Mayoral Campaign-Spending Limits
The Albuquerque Journal
08/23/02
Appeal May Halt Campaign Rules For Now
The Rutland Herald
8/21/02
VERMONT: Ruling Upholding Spending Limits To Be Appealed to Full Second Circuit
BNA Money & Politics Report
08/21/02
Campaign Finance Law Unlikely to Affect 2002 Elections
Vermont Public Radio
8/13/02
Federal Judge Upholds Much of Vermont's Campaign Finance Law
CNN.com
08/11/02
Limited Campaign Finance Law Considered
Burlington Free Press
08/09/02
Court OKs limits on campaigns
Burlington Free Press
08/08/02
Vermont's Campaign Spending Limits Ruled Constitutional
New York Law Journal
08/08/02
Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Vermont Limits on Campaign Spending
New York Times
08/08/02
U.S. Court Upholds Cap on Campaign Spending: Vermont Law Hinges on Access to Officials
Washington Post
08/08/02
Ruling Raises Questions for Current Campaign
Rutland Herald
08/08/02
Allan wins Clean Elections lawsuit
Jamaica Plain Gazette
07/19/02
EDITORIAL: Ashcroft vs. Americans
Boston Globe
07/17/02
Latinos’ growth not reflected in politics
Boston Globe
07/15/02
FEC ENFORCEMENT: Judge Could Order Discovery in Challenge to FEC Handling of Ashcroft Campaign Case
BNA Money & Politics Report
07/15/02
Editorial: Legislative Whiners
Boston Globe
07/12/02
Lakeville Officials Fear Sale of Land
Boston Globe
07/10/02
The Equal Empire
The American Prospect
07/01/02
Clean Elections: Land Auction Pleases No One
Cape Cod Times
05/30/02
State to Auction Land Bordering Cape College
Cape Cod Times
05/29/02
Judges, Sued
Texas Weekly
05/27/02
Groups Challenge High Court Policy on Petitions for Review
Texas Lawyer
05/27/02
Taking it to the Court
Austin Chronicle
05/24/02
Akron campaign funding limits upheld
The Plain Dealer
05/23/02
Activists sue to see how justices vote
San Antonio Express News
05/22/02
Suit: Courts 'yea' or 'nay' should be made public
Austin American Statesmen
05/22/02
WASHINGTON BRIEF: Campaign finance reform takes aim at 'hard money'
National Law Journal
05/13/02
To Fund Campaigns Bay State Candidates Even Seize Cars: Judge Rules State Property be Sold to Fund Intiative, A Love Seat at Risk
Wall Street Journal
05/08/02
CAMPAIGN FINANCE LITIGATION - Republican National Committee Joins Challenge to New Campaign Finance Law
BNA Money & Politics Report
05/08/02
EC Enforcement - FEC Must Respond soon to Lawsuit Seeking Action on Charge Against Ashcroft Campaign
BNA Money & Politics Report
05/01/02
Squaring off over Campaign Finance:
Suits Seem Bound for Highest Court
National Law Journal
04/15/02
Campaign Reform Put to Test in Mass:
Legislators Balking at Cost of Overhaul
Washington Post
04/14/02
Auction eyed to aid funding law
Boston Globe/City & Region
04/10/02
Massachusetts Ordered to Finance Campaign Law
New York Times
04/07/02
SJC ready to sell state property to pay for Clean Elections
Boston Globe
04/06/02
The Docket/Campaign Finance: Alliance for Democracy v. FEC
National Law Journal
04/01/02
Suit Alleges Ashcroft Wrongdoing
Boston Metro
03/21/02
Election Suit Filed vs. Ashcroft
The Washington Post
03/19/02
Chelsea's Latinos to Sue Over District
Boston Globe
03/11/02
Risks Seen in SJC's clash with Legislature
Boston Globe
03/11/02
Editorial: Reform Struggle in Massachusetts
New York Times
02/28/02
Mass. Courts Stand Up For Voters
TomPaine.com
02/27/02
Court Upholds Clean Elections
Cape Cod Times
02/26/02
Editorial: SJC Provides Map to Election Law Fix
Boston Herald
02/26/02
SJC opens up Political Possibilities
Boston Herald
02/26/02
Massachusetts Is Ordered to Give Money To Candidates Who Qualify for Funding
The Wall Street Journal
02/26/02
Editorial: Clean, Per Court Order
Boston Globe
02/26/02
Ruling May Bring Crowd of Fresh Names to 2002 Ballots
Boston Globe
02/26/02
State Obliged to Pay Clean Elections Candidate
Boston Globe
02/26/02
SJC Skirts Legislature in Ruling for Candidates
Associated Press
02/26/02
Massachusetts: State Ordered to Make First Payment Under Public Campaign Financing Law
BNA Money & Politics Report
02/26/02
SJC Orders Swift to Fund State 'Clean Elections' Law
Boston Herald
02/26/02
SJC rules Clean Elections Candidates Should Get Funds
Boston Globe
02/25/02
Portia Weeps: Bankrupting Justice
Boston Phoenix
02/22-29/02
States, Notably Massachusetts, Take Up Feud Over Publicly Financed Campaigns
The Wall Street Journal
02/20/02
Considering a financing solution: SJC Oral Argument on Clean Election Law
Boston Globe
02/08/02
Massachusetts: Court Urged to Order Campaign Funding or Call Off States Elections in November
BNA Money & Politics Report
02/08/02
Editorial: The Clean Elections Law
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
02/04/02
SJC sets arguments on clean Elections
Boston Globe
01/31/02
Court sets date for oral arguments in clean elections case
Boston Globe
01/30/02
Act on Clean-Elections Law, Court Orders
New York Times
01/29/02
Fund or Repeal Clean Elections, Justices Order
Boston Globe
01/26/02
SJC Orders Funding for Clean Elections Law
Boston Herald
01/26/02
OPINION: Clean Elections Revived
Metro West Daily News
01/26/02
SJC Orders Clean Elections Funding
Daily Hampshire Gazette
01/26/02
NVRI Editorials
Editorial: To Work, Campaign Laws Have to Be Enforced
Washington Post
04/13/02
Letter to the Editor: Hard Money, and Soft
The New York Times
6/14/01
How the "Wealth Primary" Undermines Equal Protections
The National Voter
6/00/01
Opinion: 'Millionaire Amendment' Corrupts McCain-Feingold Bill
The Boston Globe
3/28/01
Editorials/Letters: Better Judicial Elections
The New York Times
10/30/00
Letter to Editor: Democracy in Doubt
The Economist
7/15-21/00
Opinion: Vermont: The State to Watch: Why Campaign Finance Reform
Took Hold There
TomPaine.com
2/2/00
The
Wealth Primary Arrives
TomPaine.com
9/8/99
Not the
Rich, More Than the Poor: Poverty, Race and Campaign Finance
Poverty &
Race
Sep-99
Genius Grants from MacArthur Foundation
The Boston Globe
6/23/99