Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2-21-2014
Keywords
election law decisions, federalism, campaigns, Voting Rights Act
Abstract
This Essay explores the ideological underpinnings of the modern Supreme Court’s election law decisions, arguing that the Court does not have a strong commitment to federalism or to unfettered debate or to the mistrustful citizen. Instead, the opinions reveal a complacency about corruption and a narrow view of the role of citizens. The Essay is part of a volume on neoliberalism for Law and Contemporary Problems.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Election Law
Comments
The topic for the 2014 Constitutional Law Schmooze is "Voting and Elections."