“Finding solutions to the campaign finance crisis”
Norm Eisen and Curtlyn Kramer at Brookings.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“The Koch Network Has Already Spent $400 Million In Run-Up To 2016”
Tarini Parti reports for Buzzfeed from the Koch meeting in CA.
Koch’s comments at a resort in the California desert were part of his opening remarks for the annual winter meeting of the network, which intends to spend $889 million… Continue reading
“Brooklyn Law School hosts Buckley v. Valeo discussion for case’s 40th anniversary”
“A Landmark of Political Freedom”
Brooklyn Law:
As a young lawyer for the ACLU, Professor Joel Gora argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark Buckley v. Valeo case. Here he reflects on the history of the case and its continuing impact on… Continue reading
“Loosening money’s grip on elections: How to change the billionaire-dominated campaign finance landscape, 40 years after Buckley vs. Valeo”
My piece in today’s NY Daily News:
Forty years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Buckley vs. Valeo, a case that has distorted our thinking and talking about money in politics for nearly two generations and that has taken this… Continue reading
“That’s Odd, ‘Big Money’ Isn’t Buying This Election”
Brad Smith in the WSJ on Buckley’s 40th:
Hillary Clinton has tons of cash, but she can’t shake off Bernie Sanders. Donald Trump keeps threatening to spend his own money, but he hasn’t had to use much of it. He’s… Continue reading
“End Court-Ordered Corruption”
Derek Cressman on Buckley’s 40th anniversary.
“Democratic super PAC aided by secret money”
“Sanders Campaign Introduces Text-to-Donate App”
“Politics and Policy Series – The New Wild West: Money and the 2016 US Presidential Election”
This looks good at the New School in NY:
Witness and question a highly influential panel of campaign operatives as they discuss the new Wild West world of campaign finance:
– Zach Allen, Democratic fundraising consultant
– Raj Goyle, Member,… Continue reading
“Hot First Amendment Topics: Campaign Finance and the 2016 Election”
This looks like a great lineup for a program by the ABA Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice:
We will explore a number of hot topics in the constantly evolving world of federal campaign finance, including the role of… Continue reading
Listen to Chief Justice Burger Announce Buckley v Valeo Judgment – Exactly 40 Years Ago
Listen here via Oyez to the announcement from Jan. 30, 1976.
“Koch brothers convene donor retreat as dark money spending set to soar”
Peter Stone reports for The Guardian.
“Bernie Sanders Tops His Rivals in Use of Outside Money”
NYT:
At many of these stops, he was accompanied by members of National Nurses United, a seven-year-old union, fanning out from a bright-red bus in matching red scrubs to corral potential Sanders votes.
But the union is not just… Continue reading