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The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

SMNR: Regulating Money in Politics

  • Semester: Spring 2012
  • Course ID: 397S
  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Unique: 29995

Course Information

  • Course Type: Seminar

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
THU 3:30 - 5:20 pm JON 6.208

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Paper

Description

The course will deal with the history, purpose and status of state and federal efforts to control the presence and influence of money in election campaigns. The course will examine the presence and use of money in recent election campaigns, recent court rulings affecting the right of government to limit campaign contributions and expenditures, Texas Ethic Commission rules and opinions, and new efforts to reform state and federal law as a result of these recent court rulings and election campaign activity. Students will be asked to write a paper on a relevant topic selected by the student and approved by Professor Bickerstaff.

Instructors

Headshot of Bickerstaff, Robert S Bickerstaff, Robert S
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