POLI 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Whistleblower, Tax Bracket, Excise
23 Mar 2016
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Freedom of speech campaigning: davis vs. fec: individuals can spend unlimited money on political campaigns, this case challenged the millionaire"s amendment to the bipartisan campaign. Reform act (bcra, 2002), which capped individual donations but not party expenditures on campaigns: davis claimed the difference between the two bodies violated the equal protection clause in the 14th amendment. He won the case, and there is no longer any cap on individual spending. 2. require non-union members to pay a fair share of the union"s negotiating costs, ex. debating with employers about salary benefits, etc. Right to privacy: employees cannot expect absolute privacy in their offices, o"connor v. ortega (1987): o"connor, a psychiatrist, sexually harassed female residents. After these residents made allegations, the police took. O"connor into custody, searched his office, and found evidence of the allegations. O"connor sued for privacy, but the court ruled that public employees can only have reasonable expectations for privacy.
