“The Government Shouldn’t Get to Do Unconstitutional Things by Only Doing Them for Short Periods of Time”
Ilya Shapiro and Thomas Berry for Cato on a campaign finance PAC-related case with a cert. petition at SCOTUS.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“4 experts make the case that the Clinton Foundation’s fundraising was troubling”
Good piece at Vox. As I’ve said, there was nothing special about Clinton’s exchange of donations for access. That’s business as usual. And that’s the problem.
“A Theory of Bribery”
Looking forward to reading this by Deborah Hellman (forthcoming, Cardozo Law Review):
In a unanimous opinion in McDonnell v. United States, the Supreme Court invalidated the conviction of the former Governor of Virginia on charges of bribery and called attention… Continue reading
Strange Goings on in Vermont Campaign Finance
Here’s a story from late July that probably deserves more coverage:
Accusations are flying in the state’s ongoing prosecution of an alleged campaign finance law violation from nearly two years ago.
The case involving Attorney General Bill Sorrell’s pursuit of… Continue reading
“Do Scam PACs Have More Rights Than Scam Products?”
“Rich Upper East Siders Are Spending Millions to Mess With Elections in Brooklyn and the Bronx”
“Trump’s Lawyers Had a Very Good Summer. Why His He Paying Them So Much Money?”
“WMP/CRP Special Report Outside Group Activity, 2000-2016”
New report highlights:
There has been a vast increase in the volume of advertising sponsored by outside groups between 2000 and 2016.
The share of ads sponsored by outside groups between 2000 and 2016 has increased dramatically.
Whereas 527 organizations… Continue reading
“McCain rips big donor, warns of future campaign finance scandals”
“Hillary Clinton is exploring the outer limits of fundraising like no presidential nominee ever has”
LAT:
If there were a moment in this presidential race when Hillary Clinton could act on her stated outrage over the obscene amount of money in politics, it is probably now, having eclipsed her rival Donald Trump in terms… Continue reading
Helpful from Kevin Drum on Hillary, the State Department, and Access
Kevin responds at Mother Jones to my USA Today oped. Here’s the key part:
This is fine. If the beef with Hillary is that she’s an ordinary politician who’s more likely to see you if you’re (a) important, (b)… Continue reading
33 Donors Gave 90% of Money to Pro-Clinton Super PAC
“Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book”
Daily Beast:
Paul Ryan (not that one), of the nonpartisan nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, said that Trump would have to forgo accepting royalties for sales on the book in order for the transaction to be legal, under Federal Election Committee… Continue reading
“Even Trump and Clinton need big-money donors: Column”
Coinciding with the paperback release of Plutocrats United, I have written this oped for USA Today. It concludes:
None of these things — Trump courting super PAC donors, Clinton getting paid by the wealthiest companies as a private… Continue reading