American Democracy Minute for May 19, 2022: FEC v. Cruz SCOTUS Ruling on Campaign Finance

You may have missed it, but there was a U.S. Supreme Court decision on campaign finance last week. One of the remaining provisions in the 2002 McCain–Feingold Campaign Finance Act, kept candidates making loans to their campaign late in the election cycle from paying themselves back more than $250,000 after the election. It was intended to keep candidates from personally benefiting – or being influenced– from donations after the election.
Kansas map being reviewed by KS Supreme Court

American Democracy Minute for May 17, 2022: Gerrymandered Kansas Voting Maps Get Court Review

Today we’re in Kansas, where redistricting map proposals are being reviewed by the Kansas Supreme Court on May 16. The League of Women Voters Kansas challenged the legislature-approved voting maps, pointing out how the new lines for state House & Senate fractured black and brown communities to intentionally weaken minority voting strength in Wichita, Olathe, Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kansas.