Category Archives: campaign finance
“Citizens United at 10”
Covered on the Business Scholarship Podcast.
“Revisiting Campaign Finance Regulation 10 Years After Citizens United”
Video:
ACS held a panel discussion on the state of campaign finance on January 16, 2020. Titled “Revisiting Campaign Finance Regulation 10 Years After Citizens United,” the event featured Jason Abel, Lee Goodman, Chisun Lee, and Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and… Continue reading
“The Administration of Federal Campaign Finance Laws”
Listen on Ricochet:
On October 4, 2019, the Gray Center co-hosted “The Administration of Democracy⏤The George Mason Law Review’s Second Annual Symposium on Administrative Law.” For the second annual symposium, scholars wrote papers on such fundamental questions as: Is nonpartisan… Continue reading
“Lev Parnas Paid His Way Into Donald Trump’s Orbit”
WSJ:
After Donald Trump’s election, Lev Parnas saw a chance to cash in on his connections.The Florida businessman and Trump donor was courting investors for a real-estate project. He took one of them, Roman Nasirov, at the time the head… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Plans Greater Focus on ‘Bundlers’”
NYT:
President Trump’s re-election campaign plans to step up its efforts to capitalize on so-called bundlers, supporters who can raise money from friends and business associates in increments up to $2,800, the legal limit for a level of giving that… Continue reading
“Shelia Krumholz reveals the secrets behind money in politics”
Marketplace reports on the indispensable work of the Center for Responsive Politics. I relied most recently on their work in my Slate piece, The Decade of Citizens United.
“Some Democrats don’t want corporate money. That’s not stopping corporations.”
“Citizens United After 10 Years: More Speech, Better Democracy”
Scott Blackburn analysis for IFS.
“Since Citizens United, a Decade of Super PACs”
CFI Report on Small Donor Finance in New York State
“Small Donor Public Finance in New York State: Major Innovations – With a Catch,” by Michael Malbin and Brendan Glavin, available here (PDF). From the press release:
On January 1, 2020, New York became only the second… Continue reading
Citizens United at 10
Hard to believe, but one week from today will mark the 10th birthday of Citizens United. To help us commemorate/mourn the occasion, the Center for Responsive Politics has this report, “More money, less transparency: A decade under Citizens United.”… Continue reading
“Seattle City Council bans ‘foreign-influenced’ companies from most political spending”
Seattle Times:
The Seattle City Council voted Monday to ban most political spending by “foreign-influenced corporations,” in a move that could hinder attempts by multinational tech titans to influence the city’s elections…. The city’s new ban applies to corporations… Continue reading
“Prepare to Be Shocked! Trump’s One Weird Trick to Avoid a Campaign Investigation”
From the Center for Public Integrity. Hint: it involves the FEC.