“Commentary: Justice who follows Scalia’s path would hurt the working class”
Bruce Larson oped for Philly.com.
Category Archives: campaign finance
WI: “Brad Schimel: Grand jury likely to investigate John Doe leak”
Wisconsin State Journal:
The Department of Justice will likely convene a grand jury to investigate a leak of evidence collected during a secret criminal investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign circumvented state campaign finance law, Attorney General Brad… Continue reading
New Lawsuit Filed Against NY Disclosure Laws Hitting 501c3s and 501c4s
“Grand Juries Said to Hear Testimony on Inquiries Into de Blasio Fund-Raising”
“Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Issues Important Rulings for Due Process and Free Speech”
Release:
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, issued two decisions late yesterday in the cases of David and Stacy Cary, both appeals for bribery convictions relating to political campaigning. Both decisions acquit the Carys,… Continue reading
“How big is the gap between the donor class and ordinary Americans? Bigger than you think.”
Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes, and Brian Schaffner for Monkey Cage:
Across the board, we find that donors as a group are more partisan than non-donors who share their party affiliation. For example, Democratic donors were 10 percentage points more… Continue reading
“Federal Election Commission: a forgotten tool in Donald Trump’s ‘drain the swamp’ effort”
“Dozens of Florida political committees being fueled by millions in ‘dark money”
Florida Times-Union:
State campaign finance rules require political committees to provide basic information about their missions, the candidates they are backing and issues they support or oppose. Often that information is too general or too vague to provide a clear… Continue reading
“Washington are you listening? Bipartisan reform framework aims to end business-as-usual in Congress”
Release:
Today, Issue One and the ReFormers Caucus launched an ambitious policy framework that aims to kickstart a bipartisan conversation in Washington about how to “drain the swamp,” get Congress back to working for the American people and make government… Continue reading
“How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election”
What a read at Politico.
Sam Bagenstos (prof at U Mich.): “None of this lets Comey, the Russians, or anyone else off the hook. But, Jeebus Christmas, what incompetence.”
Chris Ashby: “Just gonna tweet this link to 11 CFR… Continue reading
New Lawsuit Filed Against Public Financing in CA
Release:
Today (12) Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and retired State Senator and Judge Quentin L. Kopp filed suit against Governor Brown and the Fair Political Practices Commission to invalidate a new law that would allow public funds to be… Continue reading
“Why J&J, Merck back GOP opponents of birth control they’re selling”
Jonathan Salant:
Two New Jersey companies among the biggest sellers of contraceptives have helped elect Republican governors and legislatures trying to restrict funding for birth control.
Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co. and their trade association contributed more than… Continue reading
“Activists Brace for Fight Over Campaign Finance Law”
Roll Call:
Key Republicans, in fact, have already begun laying the groundwork to dramatically reshape campaign finance laws: Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina said last month that they will introduce legislation next year… Continue reading
“New Campaign Finance Cases May Head to Supreme Court”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Supreme Court will decide soon whether to review key campaign finance cases regarding disclosure and campaign contribution limits, attorneys said at a national government ethics conference in New Orleans.
It’s still unclear, however, whether the high court… Continue reading