Richard Briffault and Richard L. Hasen
Amici Curiae
Richard L. Hasen, Counsel of Record Richard Briffault is a professor oflegislation at Columbia Law School.Richard L. Hasen is a professor at LoyolaLaw Schoolin Los Angeles.He received his law degree from the University of California Los Angelesin 1991. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brieffor the Appellants as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 23,2007. This caseinvolves yet another attack on the 60-year-old requirement that corporationsuse separate segregated funds (or PACs [political action committees]), ratherthan treasury funds, to spend money in connection with Federal elections. TheCourt has repeatedly addressed the PAC requirement, and has sustained…
