Category Archives: campaign finance

“SEC Secret Money Rider Included in Spending Bill”

September 28, 2016, 3:31 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Common Cause: Corporate shareholders have a right to know how managers are spending their money, especially when it comes to political contributions. And voters have a right to know who is influencing their democracy. Sen. Mitch McConnell is the obstacle… Continue reading

“Secret Money Floods Judicial Elections”

September 28, 2016, 8:01 amcampaign finance, judicial electionsRick Hasen

TAP: John Paul Stevens called it right. Dissenting in 2010 from the Supreme Court’s notorious Citizens United ruling to overturn limits on big spending in campaigns, the now-retired Supreme Court justice warned that the decision’s toxic implications would extend… Continue reading

“Secret Money to Boost Trump”

September 28, 2016, 7:59 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Politico: One of the top funders of the #NeverTrump movement is now using his name and connections to raise big money to help elect Donald Trump, but he’s telling fellow mega-donors that they can write huge checks without having their… Continue reading

“Trump campaign says $18 million windfall followed Monday’s debate”

September 27, 2016, 9:05 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Super Pacs fuel election negativity”

September 27, 2016, 8:41 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

New Mexico in Depth reports.

“D.C. Circuit Decision Limiting Political Ad Disclosure Will Stand”

September 27, 2016, 6:14 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: A federal appellate panel ruling that limits disclosure requirements for groups sponsoring political ads will stand, as the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it will not review the panel’s ruling (… Continue reading

Dems Ready to Cave on Campaign Finance Disclosure to Get Aid to Flint

September 27, 2016, 4:36 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Roll Call: Earlier Tuesday, Senate Democrats signaled possible concessions to ensure that aid to Flint is signed into law. Lawmakers said they might drop opposition to including a campaign finance reporting provision they oppose in the CR. Republicans insist that… Continue reading

Unanimous 11th Circuit Panel Upholds Alabama’s PAC-to-PAC Transfer Ban on Anti-Corruption Grounds

September 27, 2016, 2:49 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Alabama Democratic Conference, et al v. Attorney General, State of Alabama, et al

“Russian-born oil magnate gives big to Trump Victory”

September 26, 2016, 2:45 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Open Secrets: Donald Trump has an interesting relationship with Russia, to say the least. He’s praised Vladimir Putin. Hisformer campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, had business dealings with pro-Russia leaders in Ukraine. U.S. intelligence officials are investigating whether one… Continue reading

Toobin on the Supreme Court After Scalia

September 26, 2016, 12:47 pmcampaign finance, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here, with quotes on Pam Karlan and Heather Gerken on Citizens United and voting rights.

“Corporations in Politics Are Like a Tractor-Trailer Drifting Into Your Lane”

September 26, 2016, 12:04 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.

“Hillary Clinton Endorsed By Campaign Finance Reformers”

September 25, 2016, 3:28 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

HuffPo: The campaign finance reform organization Every Voice made its first endorsement in a presidential election on Friday, backing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Every Voice, which used to be known as Public Campaign Action Fund, has endorsed candidates from both… Continue reading

“Why it’s so hard to know who is funding the marijuana legalization battle”

September 25, 2016, 3:26 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

OC Register: One published media report this month said the campaign to legalize marijuana in California had raised $18 million. Within days, other major news outlets pegged the total at just one-third that amount, while a nonprofit campaign watchdog group… Continue reading