Law360, New York (April 23, 2010, 7:04 PM ET) -- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Theodore Olson, former solicitor general under President George W. Bush, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday on behalf of the Republican Party to overturn the Bush-era ban on "soft money" in the McCain-Feingold Act.
The Republican National Committee filed a jurisdictional statement and a motion asking the high court to expedite its review of the appeal, in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that found corporations' political attack ads were protected speech....
Ted Olson Reps RNC In High Court 'Soft Money' Fight
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