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Richard Briffault

Richard Briffault is Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School.

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Response: The Need For Public Subsidies

All Americans should read Governor Roemer’s stinging attack on our campaign-finance system. Reformers and academics have previously pointed out the impact of the way we pay for our elections on the legislative...
Richard Briffault

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