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Tom Steyer, a billionaire political activist and Democratic donor, argued the legal case for impeachment of President Trump. Mr. Steyer was joined by two law professors as well as activists …

Two legal analysts debated the merits of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United ruling that gave corporations and labor unions the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money in political…

Panelists spoke about the influence of corporate money in politics, the response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case Citizens United v. Federal Communications Commission, and strategie…

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., and other Democrats hold a public meeting concerning the “Downing Street Memo” and pre-war intelligence on Iraq. Witnesses attending the meeting talked about the docu…

An ad hoc congressional committee held a forum on voting irregularities in the 2004 Ohio elections. Members and witnesses addressed topics including civil rights, election procedures, and th…

During a break in oral arguments on a case involving campaign finance legislation, advocates for both sides of the argument spoke to reporters outside the Supreme Court about the case and th…

Participants talked about a recent report on the role of big money in the 2002 primary elections. The report examined which candidates raised significant amounts of money and the sources of …

The participants, including Mr. Gora who was an attorney in the case, debated the 1976 Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo which held that campaign contributions are a form of free …

Guests discussed political action committees and proposals to require public financing of campaigns. Ellen S. Miller, Center for Responsive Politics, recently wrote that election 1994 is the…

John Bonifaz, from the Center for Responsive Politics, talked about the role of private money in campaigns and in determining legislative priorities at American University’s Lobbying Institu…

This forum focused on campaign finance reform and congressional mailing privileges. Several ideas were discussed to effect congressional reform. The Coalition to End Permanent Congress was b…

Mr.John Bonifaz staff attorney at the center for Responsive Politics talked about the constitutional issues behind the campaign finance reform package currently before the Senate. He argued …