“Is the Federal Election Commission’s voting procedure unlawful?”
Jonathan Adler writes for Volokh.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Don Zimmerman Files First Amendment Challenge to Austin Campaign Restrictions”
Press release:
Late Monday, District 6 representative Don Zimmerman filed a First Amendment lawsuit challenging City of Austin campaign finance rules that ban political speech and prohibit fundraising until next May
Is Trump Aide Violating Campaign Finance Law?
BuzzFeed:
According to campaign finance laws, there are two potential issues if Cohen is taking on campaign-related duties. Campaign finance and lobbying regulations expert Joseph Sandler, a lawyer for Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, explained to BuzzFeed News… Continue reading
“Judicial Oblivion: How the Wisconsin Supreme Court Ignored Legal Precedent to End the John Doe Investigation”
Tara Malloy blogs.
“The Money in Politics Disaster: Where Do We Go from Here”
“Citizens United loses New York ruling over donors”
Reuters:
A federal judge on Monday rejected Citizens United’s effort to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from demanding that the conservative group disclose more information about its major donors.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan refused… Continue reading
“Questions of Criminal Enforcement”
Bauer:
In the wake of the Wisconsin case, and in the arguments more generally about “’coordination,” it has been suggested that not too much should be made of the dangers of criminal investigation in campaign finance cases. Hard-charging… Continue reading
“All 2016 presidential candidates should disclose campaign bundlers”
“The I.R.S. Gives Up on ‘Dark Money’”
“The television election: Despite all the hype about tools like Snapchat and Meerkat, the 2016 campaign will be dominated by a technology that’s been around for decades: TV. “
Yup.
“First on CNN: Billionaire brothers give Cruz super PAC $15 million”
Teddy Schleifer reports for CNN.
“Donald Trump: I Pay My Own Way, Unlike Bush, Walker or Clinton”
WSJ:
Donald Trump said there was no cap in the amount of money he would be willing to put into his campaign for the Republican nomination for president if his message continues to resonate with voters.
Speaking at a free-wheeling… Continue reading
“Presidential Race Just Started? Not According to the Spending”
Must-read NYT report:
Since late last year, presidential hopefuls have been romancing donors, hiring staff and haunting the diners and senior centers of Manchester and Dubuque.
But on paper, most of the candidates spent virtually no money exploring a… Continue reading
“Conservative Support Sought for Campaign Law Changes”
Bloomberg BNA:
Republicans on Capitol Hill are responding positively to a new nonprofit organization trying to build conservative support for changes in the campaign finance system, the group’s leader said.
The group is getting “a better reaction than we… Continue reading