Attorney and Legal Commentator

Bobby Burchfield

1 article 1999

Bobby Burchfield is a Washington, D.C. attorney who contributed to The Weekly Standard on First Amendment and legal issues. He wrote about free speech and constitutional matters for the magazine in 1999.

Enemies of the First Amendment

October 11, 1999 · Magazine

For those who decry the amount and role of money in politics, the problem has an obvious solution: Simply outlaw certain campaign donations and strictly limit spending. To accomplish this, however, reformers must get around a long line of court decisions holding that restrictions on political…