Election 2012: Rethinking Campaign Finance Reform
April 11, 2012
Top legal,
political experts debate the state of campaign finance policy at a
symposium hosted by the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento
and the California Fair Political Practices Commission
**Symposium will stream live at fppc.ca.gov and www.calchannel.com**
WHAT: Two panels of distinguished legal and political experts will discuss campaign finance reform and disclosure in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling Citizens United, which fundamentally altered the landscape of political campaigns by deregulating campaign spending.
WHO: Speakers will include:
• Ben Barr, Senior Fellow, Goldwater Institute
• Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School
• Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco
• Elizabeth Garrett, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy at USC
• Joe Matthews, Irvine Senior Fello, New America Foundation
• Dan Morain, Sacramento Bee political affairs columnist and editorial writer
• Juliet Ann Musso, Houston Flournoy Professor of State Government at USC
• Ann Ravel, chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission
• Bradley Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II and Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law at Capital University
WHEN: Thursday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
WHERE: Sheraton Grand Sacramento, 1230 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814
MORE INFO: For more information about the panels and speakers go to www.usc.edu/schools/price/events/calendar.php/event/897351
About the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento
The University of Southern California (USC) is one of the world's leading private research universities. At the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento, students can earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, the school's signature degree. In March 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked the USC Price School sixth in public affairs among graduate schools nationwide.
Contact and RSVP: Merrill Balassone at (213) 740-6156 or balasson@usc.edu or Karen Luethke at (916) 637-8970 or luethke@usc.edu
**Symposium will stream live at fppc.ca.gov and www.calchannel.com**
WHAT: Two panels of distinguished legal and political experts will discuss campaign finance reform and disclosure in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling Citizens United, which fundamentally altered the landscape of political campaigns by deregulating campaign spending.
WHO: Speakers will include:
• Ben Barr, Senior Fellow, Goldwater Institute
• Richard Briffault, Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School
• Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco
• Elizabeth Garrett, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy at USC
• Joe Matthews, Irvine Senior Fello, New America Foundation
• Dan Morain, Sacramento Bee political affairs columnist and editorial writer
• Juliet Ann Musso, Houston Flournoy Professor of State Government at USC
• Ann Ravel, chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission
• Bradley Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II and Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law at Capital University
WHEN: Thursday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
WHERE: Sheraton Grand Sacramento, 1230 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814
MORE INFO: For more information about the panels and speakers go to www.usc.edu/schools/price/events/calendar.php/event/897351
About the USC Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento
The University of Southern California (USC) is one of the world's leading private research universities. At the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento, students can earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree, the school's signature degree. In March 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked the USC Price School sixth in public affairs among graduate schools nationwide.
Contact and RSVP: Merrill Balassone at (213) 740-6156 or balasson@usc.edu or Karen Luethke at (916) 637-8970 or luethke@usc.edu
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