Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending

by Ann Southworth

The story of how the First Amendment became an obstacle to campaign finance regulation-a history that began much earlier than most imagine.

Americans across party lines believe that public policy is rigged in favor of those who wield big money in elections. Yet, legislators are restricted in addressing these concerns by a series of Supreme Court decisions finding that campaign finance regulations violate the First Amendment.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022683073X
• ISBN13: 9780226830735
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"