Category Archives: campaign finance

Washington Examiner Newspaper Sells Its Mailing List to Trump Campaign/RNC For Fundraising Blast, Then Writes Article About Blast Without Revealing This Fact

February 7, 2020, 7:25 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Dave Levinthal thread starts here: 1/ A short thread about a news organization, the Trump campaign and a fundraising message …On Thursday, my colleague @JimSmall received a garden variety campaign solicitation from the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, a… Continue reading

Rep. (and Election Law Prof) Jamie Raskin Thanks All the “Natural Persons” Who Attended House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on the 10th Anniversary of Citizens United

February 6, 2020, 3:06 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

LOL. Watch here:

“Free speech or dark money disclosure: Political operatives seek to gut SF campaign ad measure”

February 6, 2020, 7:26 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The SF Chronicle reports.

“Citizens United at 10: The Consequences for Democracy and Potential Responses by Congress”

February 4, 2020, 7:32 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

House Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing Thursday.

“Bloomberg Fueled His Campaign With $200 Million From His Own Fortune”

February 1, 2020, 10:26 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

NYT: Michael R. Bloomberg put more than $200 million of his personal fortune into his presidential campaign by the end of December, with the overwhelming bulk of that sum going to a mammoth advertising campaign on television and online, according… Continue reading

“Injunction upheld in campaign case; panel says Arkansas law likely unconstitutional”

January 28, 2020, 7:24 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (via How Appealing): A panel of federal appellate judges agreed Monday that a campaign contribution blackout law that has been in place in Arkansas since 1996 is probably unconstitutional. The panel upheld a preliminary injunction that… Continue reading

“Recording Shows That the Swamp Has Not Been Drained”

January 27, 2020, 12:51 pmcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

NYT: Ot became such a central slogan of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign that at rallies his supporters would chant the three words representing his pledge to take on big donors and special interests: “Drain the swamp.”But as President Trump… Continue reading

“The Impact of a Decade of Citizens United on Politics (Podcast)”

January 24, 2020, 7:47 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

I spoke to June Grasso of Bloomberg about the case.

“Wall Street donor influence shows unprecedented growth 10 years after Citizens United”

January 23, 2020, 3:42 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Open Secrets reports.

“Big-money groups aligned with Senate GOP raised $68.3 million in 2019, an off-year record, officials say”

January 23, 2020, 8:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Taking Stock Of The Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision, 10 Years Later”

January 22, 2020, 11:37 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen to NPR’s On Point: It’s been 10 years since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Citizens United. We’ll look back at the last decade and take stock of the fallout. Guests Carrie Levine, senior reporter at the Center… Continue reading

“How Citizens United Led Directly to Trump’s Impeachment”

January 22, 2020, 11:24 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Brendan Fischer for Slate.

“Citizens United turns 10 today. Here’s what we’ve learned about dark money.”

January 22, 2020, 9:03 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Abby Wood for The Monkey Cage.

“Trump is attracting a new crop of big donors, including many who have never given before”

January 22, 2020, 7:59 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Trump’s vaunted political money machine is helping drive record sums to the Republican National Committee, and not just from the same donors who supported him in 2016. Enticed by exclusive gatherings and ecstatic about the president’s tax cuts, an… Continue reading

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