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Ending Citizens United, with Tiffany Muller + Hochul's court debacle

Ending Citizens United, with Tiffany Muller + Hochul's court debacle

FromThe Downballot


Ending Citizens United, with Tiffany Muller + Hochul's court debacle

FromThe Downballot

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We've got a special double-barreled, two-guest show for you on this week's episode of The Downballot! First up is Tiffany Muller, the president of End Citizens United, who discusses her group's efforts to roll back the corrupting effects of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision as we hit the ruling's 13th anniversary. Muller tells us about ECU's short- and long-term plans to enact serious campaign finance reform; how the organization has expanded into the broader voting rights arena in recent years; and research showing the surprising connection many voters drew between the GOP's attacks on democracy and their war against abortion rights.Then we're joined by law professor Quinn Yeargain to gape slack-jawed at the astonishing setback Gov. Kathy Hochul experienced in the state capitol on Wednesday when a Democratic-led Senate committee rejected her conservative pick to lead New York's top court. Yeargain explains why Hochul's threatened lawsuit to force the legislature to hold a full floor vote on Hector LaSalle defies 250 years of precedent and what will happen if she eventually retreats—as she manifestly should.Transcript available here.
Released:
Jan 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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