Category Archives: campaign finance
Andrew Albright: “Opportunities for IE Reform in California Law in a Post-Citizens United World”
The following is a guest post from Andrew Albright:
In Citizens United, as we all know, the Supreme Court held that independent expenditures (IEs) cannot be a source of quid pro quo corruption so long as the persons or entities publishing the IEs… Continue reading
Feb. 21 Event: “Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?”
This event in Chicago looks great.
ELB Book Corner: Ann Southworth: “Some Implications”
I am pleased to welcome Ann Southworth to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending (Chicago). The discount code for ELB readers is BIGMONEY2023. This is the final… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Ann Southworth: “The Players and the Process”
I am pleased to welcome Ann Southworth to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending (Chicago). The discount code for ELB readers is BIGMONEY2023. This is the second… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Ann Southworth: “$peech”
I am pleased to welcome Ann Southworth to the ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending (Chicago). The discount code for ELB readers is BIGMONEY2023. This is the first… Continue reading
“RFK Jr.’s super PAC runs a $7M ad during the Super Bowl”
Politico:
The super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign aired a costly Super Bowl ad that didn’t just draw direct parallels between the independent candidate and his uncle, former president John F. Kennedy — it also used the… Continue reading
DNC Files FEC Complaint Claiming Illegal Coordination Against RFK Jr. and a Supportive PAC That is Allegedly Helping Him with Ballot Access
You can find the complaint here.
“Trump Leads Biden in Number of Small Donors”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump was trailing President Biden in overall campaign cash on hand at the end of 2023, but he dominated fund-raising last year by at least one critical measure: his number of small donors. An analysis… Continue reading
“Municipal campaign spending in California shows no evidence that contribution limits increase independent expenditures”
The following is a guest post from Zoe Klingmann:
Critics of campaign finance reform have often argued that contribution limits have unintended consequences: rather than reducing the influence of large donors, they simply lead to more independent expenditures, which are… Continue reading
“Trump’s PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump piled up legal expenses in 2023 as he was indicted four times, spending approximately $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses last year, according to two people briefed on the figure.
It… Continue reading
“Biden Super PAC Plans a Historic $250 Million Ad Blitz”
NYT:
The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning this week to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states, a blitz that it says is the largest single purchase of… Continue reading
“Crosspartisan coalition calls on presidential candidates to reveal their campaign ‘bundlers'”
“Recusal as Remedy: Disincentivizing Donors”
Benjamin Edelstein and Sara Benesh have written this article for State Politics & Policy Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
As judicial elections become increasingly expensive, recusal has emerged as a way to address concerns about the impartiality of judges who… Continue reading