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Is there too much money in politics? – with Larry Lessig and Brad Smith

Ahead of the fall midterms, Larry Lessig, a professor at Harvard Law School, and Brad Smith, former chair of the Federal Election Commission and a professor at Capital University Law School, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to examine the campaign finance system driving election spending. Politic…

A Super PAC longshot (with Prof. Larry Lessig)

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Harvard professor Larry Lessig about the ill-fated attempt to restrict Super PAC contributions in Massachusetts and the successful effort in Maine that was struck down by the lower court. The Maine coalition thinks it …

Wolves of K Street Podcast #25: Larry Lessig on his Supreme Fight Over Super PACs

Super PACs have given billionaires unprecedented control over U.S. elections. A little over a decade ago, the wealthiest Americans contributed just 0.3 percent of the money in American elections. Today, billionaires account for 20 percent of the money. Harvard Professors and campaign-finance law…

Ep. 273: Debating Super PACs and campaign finance w/ Larry Lessig and Paul Sherman

In 2010, two landmark decisions transformed American campaign finance law. The first was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The second was SpeechNow.org v. FEC. Together, these cases cleared the way for corporations and so-called Super PACs to raise and spend unlimited sums of money i…

Can Maine Kill the Super PAC? Larry Lessig’s Supreme Court Strategy

Could a voter-approved law in Maine bring down the legal foundation of Super PACs without overturning Citizens United? Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig joins Mike to explain why he believes the lower-court ruling in SpeechNow v. FEC—not Citizens United—created today’s unlimited-contribution sy…

Re-examining the remix - Lawrence Lessig

Former "young Republican" Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture. (Filmed at TEDxNYED.)Talk by Lawrence Lessig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Lessig on the Maine Case That Could End Super PACs

This episode features Larry Lessig, Harvard Law professor and founder of Equal Citizens, a nonprofit dedicated to democracy and campaign finance reform. Everyone blames Citizens United for Super PACs. Lessig says that's wrong. In this episode, Nancy and Larry will unpack how a case in Maine has the…

Larry Lessig on the Maine Case That Could End Super PACs | New Faces of Democracy

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95. The Legal Glitch That Engineered Our Political Rage – Larry Lessig

Why Overturning Citizens United Isn't the Only Way to Stop Super PACs Host David Beckemeyer speaks with Larry Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Together, they unpack the hidden legal architecture driving our hyper-polarized landscape and explore why fi…

The Case That Could End Super PACs - ft. Larry Lessig

Everyone blames Citizens United for super PACs. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig says they're blaming the wrong case, and he is actually taking his argument to court. The ruling that actually created super PACs, he argues, is SpeechNow.org v. FEC, a D.C. Circuit decision issued two months afte…