Category Archives: campaign finance
“Garland is no sure bet on overturning Citizens United”
I have written this commentary for the Los Angeles Daily Journal (reprinted with permission). It begins:
Would a U.S. Supreme Court Justice Merrick Garland be the crucial fifth vote to overturn the Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 decision in Citizens United, … Continue reading
“Donald Trump Is Finally Uniting Top Republican Donors — Against Him”
NYT:
Some of the wealthiest conservative givers in the country are helping pay for a series of last-ditch attacks to wound Mr. Trump, disclosures filed on Sunday night revealed, even after previously backing rival Republican candidates. And officials involved… Continue reading
“These Right-Wing Groups Are Gearing Up for an Onslaught on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee”
Stephanie Mencimer for MoJo:
This face-off could well be nastier and more expensive than past confrontations over the Supreme Court. It’s the first political fight of this kind since the controversial Citizens United decision allowed money to flow freely into… Continue reading
“Pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA started March with $44 million war chest”
“Plutocrats Protected”
Steve Klein reviewing my book at Library of Law and Liberty:
Hasen tries to balance political equality with free speech and, to his credit, his legal proposals and his philosophical arguments are both far friendlier to the Constitution than those… Continue reading
“Judge Garland and Buckley Jurisprudence in the Citizens United Era”
“Will a Liberal Supreme Court Limit Money in Politics?”
Mark Schmitt NYT oped:
So imagine that a Democratic president’s nominee is eventually confirmed, and at the next opportunity, Citizens United is reversed. What happens next? Will money lose its hold on American politics?
Probably not — though not… Continue reading
“Jeb Bush pumped $400,000 into his campaign in final weeks to keep it afloat”
WaPo:
While Bush’s campaign was running out of cash, his allied super PAC still had ample resources. Right to Rise USA raised just under $179,000 in February but still ended the month with $16 million left of its $119… Continue reading
“FAN 101.2 (First Amendment News) Judge Garland on the First Amendment: Opinions & Votes”
“Garland Would Move Supreme Court to Left, But How Far?”
Mark Sherman for AP:
Harder to predict, based on his record, is what Garland would do in cases that ask the high court to jettison one of its decisions.
As it happens, that’s precisely what Sanders and his Democratic rival… Continue reading
“How ‘ghost corporations’ are funding the 2016 election”
WaPo:
The 2016 campaign has already seen the highest rate of corporate donations since the Supreme Court unleashed such spending with its 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision.
One out of every eight dollars collected by super PACs this… Continue reading
Donald Trump with About $2 Billion in Free Media, Dwarfing Other Candidates
“Facing criticism, NYC mayor to shutter nonprofit group”
AP:
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he has begun shutting down the nonprofit group that was advancing his political agenda, a move that comes just weeks after a government watchdog called for a probe into its… Continue reading