As reported by Law.com He has been called a “litigation machine,” methodically mowing down restrictions on campaign financing and speech. It was conservative GOP activist James Bopp Jr., 65, who devised the legal strategy that led the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United, which upended de...
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Meet the lawyer who argued money is speech, and won
As reported by the McClatchy A conservative Indiana lawyer engineered the string of legal victories that have enabled corporations and wealthy individuals to channel tens of millions of dollars into this year's midterm elections secretly, a study by campaign watchdogs has found. Read the Article
The Lone Wolf
As reported by the National Journal, the most influential player in campaign finance law right now is a lawyer operating outside the GOP establishment. Read the Article
Lawyer unlocked election vaults
As reported by Journal Sentinel online Lawyer Jim Bopp is working on what could be the next big campaign finance case A conservative Indiana lawyer engineered the string of legal victories that have enabled corporations and wealthy individuals to channel tens of millions of dollars into this year...
Lawyer of the Year
As reported by the National Right to Life Counsel, the Board of Governors of the Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA) has recognized NRLC General Counsel James Bopp, Jr., as the 2009 Republican Lawyer of the Year. Read the Article
Citizen Bopp
As reported by the American Prospect Bopp is already well into the next phase of his crusade to topple as many of the state and federal limits on the role of money in politics as can be done in one man's lifetime. Read the Article
Campaign Finance Reform Is on Its Last Legs
As reported by the Mother Jones James Bopp, the conservative mastermind behind the Citizens United case, boasts that nearly all the campaign finance regulations passed in recent history have been dismantled. Read the Article
The Lawyer Who Is Killing Campaign Finance Reform-Legally Speaking
A conversation with James Bopp Jr., the plaintiffs lawyer who championed Citizens United conducted by University of California Television (UCTV) Watch the Video