Lee Ann Elliott, David Mason, Bradley Smith, et al.
Amici Curiae
James Bopp, Jr., Counsel of Record Lee Ann Elliott, David Mason, and Bradley Smith are joined in this brief by two other former members of the Federal Election Commission. James Bopp, Jr., is the general counsel for the James Madison Center for Free Speech and a principal at the law firm Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, where he specializes in First Amendment, campaign finance, and health care law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20, 2011. Government funding of elections can serve two purposes: preventing…
