CPI: In 2013, the Business Roundtable — a nonprofit trade association for the nation’s leading CEOs and one of the country’s most powerful lobbying forces — made clear its stance on corporate political transparency. “Corporations do NOT support increased political… Continue reading

Michigan AFL-CIO v. Schuette, with opinion by Judge Sutton. My favorite line: “As the unions read this language, it explains why there was no First Amendment burden in Ysursa, Pizza, or Bailey, where the government was a regulator and… Continue reading

McElwee, Rhodes, and Schaffner in Slate: The prospect of big donors warping the political system loomed large in the 2016 election. On the left, Bernie Sanders warned of an “oligarchic society” in which big donors dictated the political agenda. On… Continue reading

Paul Jorgensen, Geeboo Song and Michael Jones with new article in Social Science Quarterly.

Steve Klein blogs.

AP reports.

Bruce Freed and Charles Kolb oped in The Hill.

AP: Houston tea party group King Street Patriots, started by Catherine Engelbrecht, has been the focus of a longstanding lawsuit by the Texas Democratic Party accusing the organization of violating state campaign finance laws by engaging in political behavior when… Continue reading