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

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published August 8, 2026 at 7:43 AM EDT

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.

Scott Simon

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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