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Michael Waldman

Michael Waldman is a constitutional lawyer, author and president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. He previously directed speechwriting for President Bill Clinton.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Michael Waldman on Campaign Finance, Free Speech, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Michael Waldman

Michael Waldman

Role at the time: President and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice

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Statement summary

Waldman says Elon Musk's campaign spending should be made illegal again, blames the Supreme Court and the FEC for allowing it, and calls for reform after the election.

“A reckless Supreme Court and moribund Federal Election Commission took care of that. It should be made illegal again.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Michael Waldman calls for campaign-finance reformDiscussion of Citizens United and reform
Why we used this label

The reference point is constitutional protection for independent corporate and union election spending. Waldman condemns campaign-finance deregulation, including Citizens United, and calls for renewed restrictions and reform.

Read statementCitizens United: Corporate election spending and free speech

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