Kenneth Mayer

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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By a vote of five to four, the US Supreme Court has taken another swipe at 40-year-old Watergate Era reforms designed to restrain the power of money in politics.

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By a vote of five to four, the US Supreme Court has taken another swipe at 40-year-old Watergate Era reforms designed to restrain the power of money in politics.

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