Category Archives: campaign finance

“After Citizens United: Extending the Liberal Revolution to Corporations”

September 1, 2015, 7:22 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Daniel Greenwood has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Article proposes several routes to reverse Citizens United, the Supreme Court case holding that corporate campaign spending is “speech” protected by the First Amendment. The core problem… Continue reading

Some Evidence Hillary Clinton Actually Opposes Citizens United

August 31, 2015, 8:24 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

From the latest document dump, via Dave Levinthal:

“Campaign Finance Analysis: Deadlocks Are Only Part of Story at FEC”

August 31, 2015, 7:40 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Ken Doyle for Bloomberg BNA: Partisan deadlocks at Federal Election Commission have been highlighted as the source of dysfunction at the beleaguered agency, but a new analysis of some of the most controversial matters handled by the FEC shows… Continue reading

“The Donald Trump of the Left; Larry Lessig may have the most distorted views of what the presidency is.”

August 31, 2015, 7:35 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Seth Masket at Pacific Standard: Overall, Lessig seems to be treating the presidency as a symbol, or simply a bulletin board on which to attach his reform manifesto. The presidency may be those things (and has certainly been used as… Continue reading

Two Preview Talks on “Plutocrats United”

August 31, 2015, 4:01 pmcampaign finance, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

I’ve just approved the final corrections to my Yale University Press book, Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections due out Jan. 12. (You can preorder at a 28% discount at Amazon.) I’ll… Continue reading

“More Than 40 U.S. Senators Call for Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending”

August 31, 2015, 1:29 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: In a letter released today, 44 senators are calling on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White to act on a rulemaking petition that would require companies to disclose their political spending. Spearheaded by U.S. Sens.… Continue reading

“Wisconsin needs stronger campaign disclosure laws”

August 31, 2015, 1:27 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial.

“Bernie Sanders’s Small-Beer Donors in the Big Money Casino”

August 31, 2015, 9:00 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“The Lessig-Mann Dustup”

August 31, 2015, 7:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bauer weighs in.

ELB Podcast Episode 3: Larry Lessig: Bold Campaign Reformer or Don Quixote?

August 30, 2015, 9:00 pmcampaign finance, ELB PodcastRick Hasen

Larry Lessig for president? The campaign finance reformer considers throwing his hat in the ring and proposes being president only long enough to pass a package of election reforms. What does Lessig believe about campaign finance? What other changes would… Continue reading

“Defection of Perry Aide to Trump Camp Has Iowans Fearing for Image”

August 30, 2015, 6:48 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fascinating Trip Gabriel for the NYT: Is Iowa for sale? That is the perception sending shudders through the state’s Republicans, after the leader of Rick Perry’s Iowa campaign quit when Mr. Perry suspended pay to staff members, then quickly went… Continue reading

Two Law and Political Process Study Group Panels at APSA

August 30, 2015, 6:34 pmcampaign finance, political parties, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

We hope to see you there: Political Parties and Campaign Finance in the Post-Citizens United World Sat, September 5, 10:15am to 12:00pm, Hilton, Mason RoomSession Submission Type: Full Panel Session Description Political Parties and Campaign Finance in the Post-Citizens… Continue reading

“What’s the Deal with Trump? Cleaning up elections, beating up corporations”

August 30, 2015, 6:32 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Weekly Standard: This economic critique fits into a sophisticated attack on the present state of presidential campaign finance. It is not a call for reform. It is a boast of his own unbuyability in a world where all politicians… Continue reading