Category Archives: campaign finance
“K Street money set looks to contain Trump damage”
Politico:
After tearing through Michigan and Mississippi Tuesday night, Donald Trump extolled the virtues of a Republican majority on Capitol Hill. It’s important “that our senators and that our congressmen get reelected,” he said.
GOP donors agree. But instead of… Continue reading
“Soros and Other Liberal Donors to Fund Bid to Spur Latino Voters”
NYT:
The billionaire George Soros and other liberal donors will bankroll a new $15 million campaign to mobilize Latinos and other immigrants this fall, hoping to channel outrage at the political rhetoric of Donald J. Trump and other Republicans… Continue reading
“The Supreme Court’s Blind Spot: Understanding How Democracies Function”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has written this oped in the NLJ:
One need look no further than the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and the constellation of cases that followed. These decisions have allowed the… Continue reading
“Conference on Money and the First Amendment”
Looking forward to participating in this event at the University of Colorado, Boulder in April.
“Elections director keeps bill details from Democrats”
Arizona Republic:
Elections Director Eric Spencer, the author of the controversial overhaul of Arizona’s campaign-finance laws, apparently doesn’t like pushback.
He had told Senate Democrats he would share a major amendment to Senate Bill 1516 with them before it came… Continue reading
“Donald Trump may need a lot of rich backers after all”
“Reconstituting the Buckley Framework: A Response to “The Appearance and Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption””
Michael Morley:
Professor Christopher Robinson and his co-authors’ recent draft, “The Appearance and Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption: An Empirical Analysis,” discusses their empirical studies which reveal, among other things, that mock grand jurors are exceedingly willing to… Continue reading
“New report finds that campaign finance failed to meet international standards in two-thirds of all elections last year”
From the Electoral Integrity Project. These are based on observer perceptions but I have a hard time understanding what “failed” means in this context.
“The Appearance and the Reality of Quid Pro Quo Corruption: An Empirical Investigation”
Christopher Robertson and three co-authors have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Journal of Legal Analysis). Here is the abstract:
he Supreme Court says that campaign finance regulations are unconstitutional unless they target “quid pro quo” corruption or its appearance.… Continue reading
“Exiled from Koch orbit, American Future Fund turns to GOP establishment for cash”
“The Nation’s Election Watchdog Just Hit a New Level of Dysfunction”
Russ Choma for Mother Jones:
In 2011, former Bain Capital executive Edward Conrad decided to give $1 million to the super-PAC supporting the presidential bid of his pal Mitt Romney. But he didn’t contribute the cash directly. Instead, he… Continue reading
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Government opposition
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Could well be held and then GVAR’ed from the McDonnell case (assuming there’s not a 4-4 split in that case)..
“Citizens United is only 15% of the political cash problem”
Nick Penniman and Wendell Potter have written this LA Times oped.