“Effective Advocacy,” by Allen J. Dickerson

“Effective Advocacy,” by Allen J. Dickerson

From an Institute for Free Speech symposium on the 50th anniversary of Buckley, which I've been cross-posting; this is by Allen J. Dickerson is a partner at BakerHostetler and a former commissioner and chairman of the Federal Election Commission: Buckley v. Valeo ranks among the most consequential articulations of American liberty, and yet almost no one reads it in full. It is a famously long decision, written on an emergency timeline, addressin…