The supreme court on Monday declined to consider an appeal to reopen an investigation relating to the use of corporate cash in the election campaigns of Governor Scott Walker and fellow Republicans in Wisconsin. Wisconsin has in recent years become ground zero for the future of US campaign finance laws, in the wake of Citizens United, the 2010 supreme court ruling that unleashed vast amounts of money into the electoral process. The state court said such coordination amounted to free speech and was not subject to disclosure requirements. The six US supreme court cases that could set the tone for the post-Scalia era Read moreWalker declined immediate comment on Monday through his spokesman, Joe Fadness. They urged the court to decide how broadly free speech rights protect campaign coordination with outside groups.

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2016 15:48 UTC