Category Archives: campaign finance

“Menendez appeals judge’s ruling in corruption case”

October 9, 2015, 3:32 pmbribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

Jonathan Salant for NJ.com: Lawyers for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez on Friday asked an appeals court to throw out an indictment charging him with intervening with federal agencies in exchange for gifts and campaign contributions. Menendez’s lawyers appealed to the… Continue reading

“Everything you need to know about the 2016 money race so far”

October 9, 2015, 2:18 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Matea Gold for WaPo. The initial batch of fundraising reports point to a continuation of the trend that emerged in the spring quarter, when the Democratic candidates raised more money directly for their campaigns, while nearly 80 percent of… Continue reading

“Campaign Finance Reformers Skeptical of Doug Hughes’ Strategy”

October 9, 2015, 10:47 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Roll Call reports. I expressed my skepticism of Hughes and the 99Rise tactics in this TPM piece on the Supreme Court and the 2016 election.

The Latest Jeb! Slipup

October 9, 2015, 10:01 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Ken Vogel: Telling slip-up here from @JebBush highlights ineffectiveness of super PAC coordination ban. http://iowapublicradio.org/post/bush-weighs-guns-agricultural-subsidies-and-education#stream/0 …

“Million-Dollar Donors in the 2016 Presidential Race”

October 8, 2015, 7:19 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT has the list, which includes 10 corporations and other non-human entities. Just as billionaires have become much less reluctant to spend their personal fortunes in campaigns, corporations are becoming more comfortable with becoming super pac donors.

“10th Circuit: Do Voters Really Need Political Spending Disclosure”

October 8, 2015, 7:04 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Peg Perl writes for Harvard Law and Policy Review.

“How Dodd-Frank Hurts Governors in the Money Primary”

October 8, 2015, 9:55 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Gary Sernovitz in the New Yorker. His suggestion in the final paragraph that reversing Citizens United would fix things is wrong. It would take a reversal of SpeechNow etc.

“Anonymous donors send millions to pro-Rubio group”

October 8, 2015, 7:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

AP reports.

Correction of the Day

October 8, 2015, 6:56 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT on why Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House speaker includes this correction: Correction: October 7, 2015 An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to how frequently the House speaker typically travels to raise money. It is three… Continue reading

“Group: IRS should probe pro-Schuette spending”

October 8, 2015, 6:52 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Detroit Free Press: A national watchdog group is calling for an investigation into a tax-exempt Michigan political organization, saying it has spent millions on TV ads featuring Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, targeting his opponents, but failing to disclose… Continue reading

Bauer on Wertheimer on “Chaos” in Campaign Finance

October 8, 2015, 6:50 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Here.

“Hoping to Be Invited to the Debate, Lawrence Lessig Waits by the Phone”

October 8, 2015, 5:53 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: In the meantime, Mr. Lessig said he and his family had been scraping by since kicking off his campaign last month. Harvard cannot pay his salary while he is on leave to seek office, and campaign finance rules… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton says she wishes super PACs were banned”

October 8, 2015, 5:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

The Des Moines Register reports.

“2015 CPA-Zicklin Index Expands to Cover S&P 500; Shows Steady Growth in Publicly Held Companies Adopting Political Disclosure, Restricting Spending”

October 8, 2015, 5:45 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: More of America’s largest publicly traded companies are bringing sunlight to their corporate expenditures on politics, the fifth annual CPA-Zicklin Index of Political Disclosure and Accountability shows on the eve of a blockbuster election year for political spending.… Continue reading