“Citizens United Court Case Was A Fight Against Censorship, Bossie Says”
Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition talks to David Bossie of Citizens United.
I demand equal time!
Category Archives: campaign finance
“CREW’s Watchdog Status Fades After Arrival of Democrat David Brock”
Bloomberg:
For more than a decade, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, has scrutinized and assailed federal agencies and politicians from both parties to root out unethical behavior in government. Over the past two years, however,… Continue reading
“Panama Papers Show How Everyone from Terrorists to Your Cat Could Funnel Money into U.S. Elections”
Brendan Fischer for CLC:
Terrorists, Russian oligarchs, and even cats could find a way to funnel money into U.S. elections, thanks to lax U.S. rules for shell corporations and a deadlocked Federal Election Commission (FEC) that refuses to enforce the… Continue reading
“Federal Prosecutors Cast a Wider Net in New York City Hall Inquiry”
NYT:
Signs of a sprawling municipal investigation in New York City have emerged in a seemingly random fashion over the last week. Four senior police officials were abruptly transferred or put on modified duty. A Manhattan restaurateur was arrested and… Continue reading
“Sheldon Adelson and top GOP donors retreat to the sidelines”
Politico:
Dispirited over a Republican Party primary that has devolved into an ugly, damaging fight, some of the GOP’s biggest financiers are reevaluating whether to invest in the 2016 presidential contest at all.
Among those on the sidelines: Sheldon… Continue reading
“Mayor de Blasio’s Campaign Fund-Raising Scrutinized in U.S. Corruption Inquiry”
NYT:
A wide-ranging federal corruption investigation centered on two businessmen with ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio is also examining some aspects of his campaign fund-raising, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
The investigation, which… Continue reading
“How a film about Obama’s communist ‘real father’ won at the FEC”
WaPo:
There’s little evidence that the film, directed by Joel Gilbert, moved votes. It was not a “birther” advertisement — Gilbert never questioned that Obama was eligible to be president — but in focus groups conducted for Republicans, it… Continue reading
“FEC deadlocked on allegation that Gingrich used 2012 campaign to sell books”
WaPo:
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich will not face a Federal Election Commission investigation into allegations that he broke federal law by using his 2012 presidential campaign to promote books that he and his wife wrote, documents released Friday… Continue reading
“Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio pushed boundaries of campaign finance with unlimited donations, secrecy”
Tampa Bay Times:
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio burned through that much cash before joining the heap of failed 2016 presidential candidates, an astounding figure even in the big-money era.
But more important, the Floridians pushed new boundaries of campaign… Continue reading
“Cruz fundraiser heard toeing donations rule”
Politico:
A fundraiser for Ted Cruz may have broken election law by suggesting that supporters at an official event give unlimited donations to an allied super PAC, a recording obtained by POLITICO shows.
“If you hit your max then… Continue reading
“Yes, ‘Citizens United’ gives Republicans an electoral edge. Here’s proof.”
See this WaPo oped by Tilman Klumpp, Hugo M. Mialon and Michael A. William:
Unlike the federal government, some states never restricted independent political expenditures and were, therefore, unaffected by the Citizens United decision. Other states had restricted such expenditures… Continue reading
Join Trevor Potter and Me May 5 in DC for #PlutocratsUnited Event
We’ve rescheduled from our earlier event which was postponed due to the DC Blizzard:
Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The Left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The Right protests that the… Continue reading
“Addressing Conservatives and (Mis)Using Social Sciences in the Debate Over Campaign Finance”
Michael Franz book review essay in Tulsa Law Review:
It is this perspective that invites the commentary and analysis in the three recent books by Robert Post, Timothy Kuhner, and Zephyr Teachout discussed in this essay. Indeed, these are all… Continue reading
“One FEC Commissioner’s Answer to Citizens United”
Bauer:
FEC Commissioner Weintraub believes that she has hit upon a regulatory maneuverto stop publicly traded corporations from making independent expenditures, or unlimited contributions to independent expenditure committees. At a time when newspaper editorialists carry on with attacks on… Continue reading