Welcome to the February 2022 edition of the Political Law Playbook. Of particular note in this month’s edition is recent activity in the U.S. Senate surrounding federal election reform.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) A 2007 Montana law that was meant to curb last-minute campaign attacks violates free speech rights, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy ruled Tuesday that the Montana Clean Campaign Act “delays, and sometimes even prevents, political speech on the basis of content.”