Category Archives: campaign finance

Reynolds American Tobacco Group Gave Money to Black Newspapers Assn, Koch-Backed Group

March 18, 2016, 7:17 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

CPI: After National Newspaper Publishers Association President Benjamin Chavis Jr. visited Reynolds American’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C., he left impressed — and with hopes of big money from the tobacco giant. Ultimately, Reynolds American last year gave $250,000 to… Continue reading

“How Citizens United Made It Easier For Bosses To Control Their Workers’ Votes”

March 18, 2016, 7:14 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

IBT reports.

“The Fundraising Guru Behind Bernie Sanders’ 27 Dollars”

March 17, 2016, 3:46 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Sean Braswell writes for Ozy.

Judge Merrick Garland: A Moderate Liberal on Election Law Issues, With Questions About Boldness

March 17, 2016, 10:02 amcampaign finance, political parties, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have now had a chance to review the substantive election law decisions of Judge Merrick Garland that my research assistant and I have identified (listed after the jump). With the caveat that the job of a lower court judge… Continue reading

“NY Judge Rejects Suit to Close Campaign Finance Loophole”

March 17, 2016, 8:04 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

AP: A state judge has rejected a lawsuit seeking to close a loophole in New York campaign finance law that lets wealthy individuals use limited liability companies to secretly give millions of dollars to candidates. Justice Lisa Fisher writes… Continue reading

“Trump as GOP presidential nominee could lean on party money”

March 17, 2016, 7:48 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

AP: Donald Trump says he’ll raise money for the Republican Party and there’s a good reason why: It has the resources he lacks for a general election. Trump’s victories this week make it much more likely that he’ll be… Continue reading

“Podcast: The constitutional and political impact of Citizens United”

March 17, 2016, 7:39 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

David Keating and Paul Ryan on Constitution Center podcast.

“Google now shows presidential campaign finance data directly in search results”

March 16, 2016, 9:04 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Looking up a presidential hopeful’s campaign finance information is now just a Google away. If you look up a candidate’s name using the search engine, it now pulls up a quick summary of how much the candidate’s campaign… Continue reading

“Reid wants campaign finance reform to be part of SCOTUS debate”

March 16, 2016, 8:51 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Politico: In an address at the liberal American for Progress on Wednesday morning, Reid is set to urge Democrats to fight for a court that will take a more a progressive view of the country’s campaign finance system. The… Continue reading

“Judge Garland’s Judicial Philosophy Could Determine the Fate of Citizens United”

March 16, 2016, 2:09 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Release from Free Speech for People.

“Merrick Garland Could Mean a New Chapter in the Fight to Reverse Citizens United”

March 16, 2016, 1:43 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

John Light: For a nation browbeaten with third-party, ultra-negative campaign ads, relief may finally be in sight in the form of Merrick Garland. Maybe. Despite his vote with the majority in a key case that opened the door for super… Continue reading

“Super PACs built a wall around Florida, and Trump destroyed it”

March 16, 2016, 1:37 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI reports. A coalition of outside groups paid for more than 4,300 anti-Donald Trump ads during the week before Tuesday’s primary election in Florida — all to no avail as the real estate mogul sailed to an easy victory.… Continue reading