Category Archives: campaign finance

Trump Campaign, By Adding Pence, Now Faces Pay-to-Play Rules Limiting Campaign $

July 15, 2016, 10:29 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Jason Abel and Scott Sinder of Steptoe: Today, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, announced that Governor Mike Pence of Indiana will be his running mate. By virtue of the fact that Pence is a current governor, the… Continue reading

Question of the Day

July 15, 2016, 8:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

If Trump is a multi-billionaire, why does the RNC have to beg Sheldon Adelson to cough up $6 million for the convention shortfall? (inspired by Alice Ollstein tweet)

“Utah settles lawsuit, concedes First Amendment violation”

July 14, 2016, 8:14 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CCP: In an agreement approved by a federal judge this afternoon, Utah agreed not to enforce a state campaign finance law that violated the First Amendment. The complex law required nonprofit advocacy groups to register with the state and publicly… Continue reading

“GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million”

July 14, 2016, 7:47 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, political partiesRick Hasen

The real story is the reason for the shortfall, not the begging of a plutocratic overlord: In a letter to the Adelsons, obtained by POLITICO, the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee revealed the names of more than two dozen prominent corporations… Continue reading

“Three Nonprofits, Former Koch Brothers’ Associates, Fined by F.E.C.”

July 14, 2016, 9:22 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Every Position Donald Trump Has Taken On How He Is Funding His Campaign”

July 14, 2016, 9:08 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Overby reports for NPR.

“UPDATE: Sean Noble and His Group Escape FEC Penalties While Allies Get Hit (FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA’S POLITICS)”

July 14, 2016, 9:05 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Arizona’s Politics reports.

“Why are Corporations in the Business of Funding Our National Conventions?”

July 14, 2016, 8:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release: This presidential election, corporations have threatened to pull financial support for the national conventions because they do not want to be associated with the views of presidential candidate Donald Trump. But given the longstanding federal ban on corporate… Continue reading

“No room at RNC for campaign finance watchdog? Group’s director doesn’t buy it.”

July 13, 2016, 9:47 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Fix on Open Secrets shut out by RNC.

“Koch Brothers Group Hit With Massive Fines from CREW Complaint”

July 13, 2016, 7:59 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) just agreed to a massive fine for three Koch network-funded groups for illegally hiding the source of the funding for their political ads, as originally alleged by a 2014 Citizens for Responsibility and… Continue reading

“Citizens United and the ‘Impossible Dream'”

July 13, 2016, 7:55 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“Every Voice Praises Clinton for Pledging to Make Reform A ‘Top Priority'”

July 13, 2016, 7:48 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release.

Lessig Claims Victory in Campaign Finance Fight

July 12, 2016, 3:39 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

At Medium. Larry tweets that he did not claim victory: ” I did not! All the credit went to @everyvoice.”

“Mr. de Blasio and the Spirit of the Campaign Finance Law”

July 12, 2016, 8:17 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT editorial: Mayor Bill de Blasio is clearly relieved that the New York City Campaign Finance Board did not find that he and his aides violated the law by raising and spending large amounts of money through a nonprofit… Continue reading