PLF appeals in speech case against Seattle
December 07, 2017 | By ETHAN BLEVINS
Today in Elster v. City of Seattle, PLF appealed a court order dismissing our clients' First Amendment claim against Seattle's novel "democracy-voucher" program. Two questions might help you understand why our clients oppose this new-fangled campaign finance law. First, has anyone run for office recently that you detest? Second, how would you fe ...
Oral argument on Seattle’s ‘democracy voucher’ program
October 24, 2017 | By ETHAN BLEVINS
This Friday will be a big day for the First Amendment: a court will hear oral argument in Elster v. City of Seattle, PLF's challenge to Seattle's "democracy voucher" program. This is a vital case for the First Amendment's uneasy relationship with campaign-finance laws, and the hearing is public. Here are the details: When: 11:00 a.m., October ...