Legal scholar Lawrence Lessig on how a Maine law could topple Super PACs

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published August 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM CDT

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with legal scholar and activist Lawrence Lessig about the influence of outside money in elections and a court challenge to a Maine state law capping donations to Super PACs.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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