Category Archives: campaign finance
“PA James Announces Legislation to Close Loophole Allowing Foreign Contributions to NYC Political Campaigns”
Press release:
Public Advocate Letitia James announced major new legislation designed to prevent foreign entities from circumventing New York City’s strict campaign finance laws through a loophole created by Citizens United. Introduced in the wake of substantial new evidence of… Continue reading
Interview with Me on NPR: Trump Says His Son’s Meeting With Russians Was ‘Totally Legal.’ But Was It?
Listen at NPR’s Here & Now.
“Judge’s ruling invalidates FEC regulation allowing anonymous donations to ‘dark money’ groups”
Big ruling while I was gone flagged here by Politico:
A U.S. District Court judge on Friday issued a ruling invalidating a Federal Election Commission regulation that has allowed donors to so-called dark-money groups to remain anonymous, the latest development… Continue reading
“Why Russian Money Ends Up in U.S. Elections; America needs a new model of campaign finance not to supplant the political marketplace but to correct for its inadequacies.”
“AP Explains: Why the 2016 Trump Tower meeting matters”
“Corporate donations are new test for Democratic candidates”
AP:
Long considered a peripheral issue in midterm elections, money in politics is emerging as a new litmus test for Democratic candidates. In ads, stump speeches and debates, scores of politicians are pledging to reject corporate PAC donations. Their ranks… Continue reading
“Are the Last Key Campaign Finance Laws in Kavanaugh’s Sights?”
Unanimous Second Circuit, in Opinion by Judge Katzmann, Rejects 1st Amendment Challenge to Vermont Public Financing Law
You can read the opinion here (via How Appealing).
“Campaign Finance Laws And Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“Liberal secret-money network hammers House GOP”
Politico:
A network of secret-money nonprofit groups has spent millions of dollars attacking swing-seat House Republicans on health care and taxes, quietly becoming one of the biggest players in the 2018 political landscape.
The groups have local members and names… Continue reading
“Companies must align political contributions with core values”
Daniel Bross and Bruce Freed SF Chronicle oped:
The Center for Political Accountability’s new study, “Collision Course: The Risks Companies Face When Their Political Spending and Core Values Conflict and How to Address Them,” argues that when companies… Continue reading
If Donald Trump Knew About the Meeting With Russians at Trump Tower, Would That Be a Campaign Finance Violation? It’s Complicated
Yesterday CNN reported:
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton,… Continue reading
“Legal Opinions Or Political Commentary? A New Judge Exemplifies The Trump Era”
Carrie Johnson for NPR:
Ho’s first opinion, in April, was a dissent in a case involving limits on campaign contributions in Austin, Texas. Candidates for municipal elections — people like mayors and city council representatives who represent fewer than 100,000… Continue reading