“Kavanaugh’s Campaign Finance Record Shows an Atrocious Disregard for Precedent”
Stephen Weissman for Slate.
Category Archives: campaign finance
In 2003, Judge Kavanaugh Called Lower Court Decision in the McCain-Feingold Case to Uphold the Rules Limiting Corporate and Union Spending in Elections Strange and Dangerous
You can find the leaked document here (via the NYT). He also correctly predicted that the case would come down the votes of CJ Rehnquist and Justice O’Connor (both in the end switched sides from their earrlier positions… Continue reading
“Company using foreign workers botches U.S. Senate campaign finance records”
CPI:
In September 2016, Bill Bledsoe pulled into a gas station in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and filled a Chevy Express van with $613,638 of gasoline — enough fuel to drive him to the moon and back more than 10 times.… Continue reading
Judge Kavanaugh’s Sloppy Illogic in the Bluman Foreign Campaign Spending Case: A Question to Ask at the Hearings
In an earlier post, and in pieces in Politico and Slate, I explained how Judge Kavanaugh’s opinion for a three-judge court in Bluman v. FEC opens a huge gaping hole in campaign finance law allowing for foreign governments, entities,… Continue reading
Kavanaugh, Foreign Agents, and American Elections
Justin here, with my own take on Kavanaugh and the election process, also cross-posted over at the Take Care blog:
In the 2016 elections, we were hacked. I don’t mean the breach of the DNC systems, serious as… Continue reading
“Brett Kavanaugh May Soon Unshackle All Rich Political Donors”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
By the time President Donald Trump runs for reelection in 2020, he might be able to accept unlimited campaign contributions to support his bid, thanks to his nomination of Judge Brett… Continue reading
“Corporations, interest groups spend fortunes on ballot measures”
Reid Wilson:
Some of the most expensive campaigns this fall will be waged between the wealthiest corporations and best-funded interest groups in America, as those groups vie to pass or block ballot initiatives in states across the country.
Voters in… Continue reading
“Father of Alison Lundergan Grimes indicted in campaign finance conspiracy”
Kentucky.com:
Longtime Kentucky Democratic operatives Jerry Lundergan and Dale Emmons were indicted by a federal grand jury in Lexington Friday for allegedly making illegal contributions to the 2014 U.S. Senate campaign of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and then… Continue reading
“Corporate Democracy: How Corporations Justified Their Right to Speak in 1970s Boston”
This is a fantastic paper from Niko Bowie on the runup to the Bellotti case. Really fascinating history I did not know:
In the early 1970s, the executives of the First National Bank of Boston spent hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading
North Carolina: “‘Take this envelope, put money in here.’ GOP leader’s comments to donors get scrutiny”
News & Observer:
The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party faces criticism for comments he made at a recent campaign fundraiser, where some say he misrepresented campaign finance laws and possibly forecast his intentions to break them.
Robin Hayes,… Continue reading
“Most campaign contributions come from outside candidates’ districts”
“McCain’s Impact On Campaign Finance”
Peter Overby for NPR.
“How online money is reshaping the Democratic Party”
“Trump, Cohen and campaign finance: Who’s right and what you need to know about elections, money”
Fredreka Schouten for USA Today.