Bauer’s skeptical: The case for singling out the state parties rests on La Raja and Rauch’s belief that these organizations are “important nodes of the political equivalent of civil society,” capable of creating “social capital by building connections, trust, and… Continue reading

Reveal podcast.

Stan Greenberg focus group for Every Voice. (More from David Donnelly.)

Mary Spicuzza and Jeremy White: Politicians in Mississippi have used campaign money to pay for such things as a BMW, an RV and $800 cowboy boots. In Wisconsin, a railroad executive was caught violating contribution limits after an ex-girlfriend… Continue reading

AP: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which allowed unlimited corporate and union election spending, is now being used six years later to fight state limits on how much money individuals and groups can contribute directly to candidates.… Continue reading

Really?

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A judge ruled Friday that the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association violated Washington campaign finance disclosure laws by hiding the identities of corporate donors that were funding efforts to defeat a food labeling initiative in Washington. “This landmark case… Continue reading

Read David in The Atlantic  (and see his related oped in today’s NYT, tied to his new book, Engines of Liberty.)

Free Speech for People is putting on this event a Seton Hall April 1.