“Renewal of the Establishment, Fueled by Money”
Heath Brown, in The Hill, looks at fundraising and spending since Citizens United, and the impact on the party establishment.
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*Required … May Not Be
OpenSecrets and the Sunlight Foundation dig deep into the details of the FEC’s online forms.
KY Electioneering Ban Struck Down
Still more news from the courts. Kentucky’s ban on electioneering was struck down today. The ban extended 300 feet from the entrance to any building used for voting, and plaintiff John Russell originally brought suit to ensure that he… Continue reading
Citizens United Granted Temporary Exemption from Disclosure for Film
Rick noted a few weeks ago that the federal trial court was “decidedly unimpressed with CU’s argument related to the media exemption.” Looks like the Tenth Circuit was more impressed. A panel today ordered that pending final disposition… Continue reading
“My One Minute of Campaign Finance Fame”
New Report on Outside Spending and Coordination Rules in State Elections
The NY Times editorial page takes note of a new Brennan Center report, looking at outside spending in state elections. The report places particular focus on the degree to which the outside spending is independent, coordination rules, and enforcement… Continue reading
Still More on Outside Spending
In Superconnected 2014, Public Citizen reports that “at least 57 outside groups that can accept unlimited contributions [and that have spent $100,000 or more this cycle] have devoted all of their resources to supporting a single congressional candidate.”
Public… Continue reading
“FEC Rulemakings Roil Agency, Critics”
Eliza’s latest Rules of the Game.
“In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted”
ProPublica and the Daily Beast track a mining company’s donations to conservative nonprofits lobbying and launching state legislative campaign ads operating to the company’s benefit. It’s not clear whether the story laments the lack of disclosure or the spending and… Continue reading
Still Another Stay Application Heads to SCOTUS
No, it’s not from the 5th Circuit’s ID decision. (Not just yet, anyway.) It’s from French v. McLean, the case challenging Montana’s ban on partisan judicial endorsements. On October 1, the federal trial court denied a preliminary injunction… Continue reading
“CBS46 Tries To Find The “Missing” 48,000 Voter Registration Forms”
In Georgia – connected to this story here. Weird, weird, weird.
“Information You Need to Make Up Your Own Mind”
CLC blogs on the fight over FCC regulation of broadcast stations disclosing the sponsors for their political ads.
“Whites Are More Supportive of Voter ID Laws When Shown Photos of Black People Voting”
Breitbart Attributes Posner’s ID Dissent to Angling for Court Appointment
Fascinating. Farfetched, but fascinating.