“10 years after Citizens United: State races transformed by explosive growth in independent spending”
New report from the National Institute on Money in Politics.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“CFI’s Guide to Money in Federal Elections, 1974-2018”
Release via email about what will be a very useful compilation:
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That decision, together with its offspring, were the major catalysts for… Continue reading
“The Decade of Citizens United”
Reupping this Slate piece of mine that ran in December, on what the opinion has meant in the last decade:
In 2010, the largest reported individual contributors to federal campaigns in American politics were Robert and Doylene Perry, owners of… Continue reading
“Celebrate the Citizens United Decade; The ruling has empowered small-dollar donors and political outsiders, not corporations.”
“Citizens United at 10”
Covered on the Business Scholarship Podcast.
“Revisiting Campaign Finance Regulation 10 Years After Citizens United”
Video:
ACS held a panel discussion on the state of campaign finance on January 16, 2020. Titled “Revisiting Campaign Finance Regulation 10 Years After Citizens United,” the event featured Jason Abel, Lee Goodman, Chisun Lee, and Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and… Continue reading
“The Administration of Federal Campaign Finance Laws”
Listen on Ricochet:
On October 4, 2019, the Gray Center co-hosted “The Administration of Democracy⏤The George Mason Law Review’s Second Annual Symposium on Administrative Law.” For the second annual symposium, scholars wrote papers on such fundamental questions as: Is nonpartisan… Continue reading
“Lev Parnas Paid His Way Into Donald Trump’s Orbit”
WSJ:
After Donald Trump’s election, Lev Parnas saw a chance to cash in on his connections.The Florida businessman and Trump donor was courting investors for a real-estate project. He took one of them, Roman Nasirov, at the time the head… Continue reading
“Trump Campaign Plans Greater Focus on ‘Bundlers’”
NYT:
President Trump’s re-election campaign plans to step up its efforts to capitalize on so-called bundlers, supporters who can raise money from friends and business associates in increments up to $2,800, the legal limit for a level of giving that… Continue reading
“Shelia Krumholz reveals the secrets behind money in politics”
Marketplace reports on the indispensable work of the Center for Responsive Politics. I relied most recently on their work in my Slate piece, The Decade of Citizens United.
“Some Democrats don’t want corporate money. That’s not stopping corporations.”
“Citizens United After 10 Years: More Speech, Better Democracy”
Scott Blackburn analysis for IFS.
“Since Citizens United, a Decade of Super PACs”
CFI Report on Small Donor Finance in New York State
“Small Donor Public Finance in New York State: Major Innovations – With a Catch,” by Michael Malbin and Brendan Glavin, available here (PDF). From the press release:
On January 1, 2020, New York became only the second… Continue reading