CREW Gets Default Judgment Against Quorum-Less FEC, Paving the Way for Private Litigation Against Campaign Finance Violators
This development is one to watch.
Category Archives: campaign finance
This is Ironic: Anti-Campaign Finance Regulation Group “Citizens United” Asks the FEC for More Regulation (against the “Bloomberg Loophole)
“SEC rules could thwart political spending disclosure efforts”
“Not an April Fools’ joke: Nation’s campaign finance watchdog is MIA as FEC endures longest period without a quorum in its history”
“Biden Faces a Cash Gap With Trump. He Has to Close It Virtually.”
Supreme Court, Without Noted Dissent, Refuses to Hear Case Challenging Constitutionality of Seattle’s Campaign Finance Vouchers Program
No surprise here. I’ve always found the constitutional arguments against it incredibly weak.
Supreme Court, Without Noted Dissent, Denies Cert. in John Doe v. FEC Campaign Disclosure Case
Docket at SCOTUS, and here’s more from CREW on the case.
“Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states”
WaPo:
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to donate significant components of his shuttered presidential campaign to the Democratic Party, a historic bequest that includes an $18 million cash infusion to organize for the general election in swing… Continue reading
Expanded Zuberi Allegations Show Problem of Foreign Influence in US Elections
Mother Jones:
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week described a dizzying array of secret foreign lobbying by a major donor to both political parties—a new twist in a case that could reveal whether there were foreign efforts to funnel… Continue reading
“At Party for Donald Trump Jr.’s Girlfriend, Donors Helped Pick Up the Tab”
New York: “Judge preserves fusion voting, negates public dollars for campaigns”
Buffalo News:
A State Supreme Court justice has voided new rules adopted by a special commission paving the way for public financing of elections in New York State while making it harder for minor parties to qualify for the ballot.Justice… Continue reading
“Senate clashes over fate of embattled election watchdog”
Politico:
The Federal Election Commission — which is charged with policing federal campaign finance law — has been sidelined for months leading up to the presidential election because it lost its quorum. But a hearing Tuesday to fill a… Continue reading
“Mike Bloomberg plans new group to support Democratic nominee”
WaPo:
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to form an independent expenditure campaign that will absorb hundreds of his presidential campaign staffers in six swing states to work to elect the Democratic nominee this fall.The group, with a… Continue reading
“Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid”
NYT:
In an unprecedented effort to self-finance a presidential campaign — which some rivals derided as an attempt to buy the White House — Mr. Bloomberg’s bid cost him more than half a billion dollars in advertising alone. He… Continue reading