Emily Echols Explained
Emily Echols (born December 25, 1988) was a lead plaintiff witness in the United States Supreme Court case McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, attracting nationwide attention.[1] [2] [3] [4] Although the Supreme Court ultimately upheld most of what was being challenged in the McCain-Feingold Act, the bill's stipulation of a ban on donations by those under 18 years of age was struck down.
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Notes and References
- http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/100603/met_124-4106.shtml "Teen brings case for her free speech rights to the Supreme Court"
- http://www.nysun.com/editorials/emilys-rights/78005/ "Emily's Rights"
- http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FD6B7D02BFBA76F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Justices get Ga. teen's campaign reform suit Plaintiffs want minors to be able to donate"
- https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/10/us/the-2004-campaign-fund-raising-too-young-to-vote-old-enough-to-donate.html?pagewanted=2 "THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: FUND-RAISING; Too Young to Vote, Old Enough to Donate"
