Category Archives: campaign finance

“Roiled in Partisan Gridlock, the FEC Cannot Do Its Job in the 2016 Elections”

May 20, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Press release: The nation’s elections agency remains incapacitated by the ideological divide between its Democratic and Republican commissioners, according to a study (PDF) Public Citizen released today. In “Roiled in Partisan Gridlock, Federal Election Commission is Failing,”… Continue reading

“Republican Candidate Adopts Jeb Bush Super-PAC Strategy for the Senate”

May 20, 2015, 7:11 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

National Journal reports. He’s not called Jeb the Destroyer for nothing.

“Republicans Very Troubled By Clinton Donors See No Conflict With Their Own Dark Money”

May 19, 2015, 7:49 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Paul Blumenthal reports for HuffPo.

“Super PACs’ Next Target: Local Elections”

May 19, 2015, 7:32 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

National Journal reports.

“Corruption: Voters Know It When They See It”

May 19, 2015, 7:15 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Steve Klein blogs.

“Today in Politics: Hillary Clinton Says Citizens United Would Guide Supreme Court Picks”

May 19, 2015, 7:13 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

NYT.

“Clinton says she’d make Supreme Court picks aimed at campaign finance reform”

May 18, 2015, 8:09 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

LAT: Hllary Rodham Clinton was clear Monday during a campaign stop about one quality she would expect from her nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court if she were to become president – an overhaul of the rapidly evolving campaign… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton was paid millions by tech industry for speeches”

May 18, 2015, 8:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: In one of her last gigs on the paid lecture circuit, Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed an eBay summit aimed at promoting women in the workplace,delivering a 20-minute talk that garnered her a $315,000 payday from the company.… Continue reading

“When is a campaign not a campaign? When it’s a Super Pac”

May 18, 2015, 4:30 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ben Jacobs reports for The Guardian.

Breaking: #SCOTUS Denies CCP Emergency Application on Donor Disclosure, With Chance to Renew Later

May 18, 2015, 3:46 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Rather than asking for a response from the state of California, Justice Kennedy (Circuit Justice for the 9th Circuit) has denied without prejudice CCP’s emergency application for a stay. The order is not yet online, but SCOTUSBlog reports that… Continue reading

“Active Firms and Active Shareholders: Corporate Political Activity and Shareholder Proposals”

May 18, 2015, 10:02 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Geeyoung Min and Hye Young You have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstractL Corporate political activity has become one of shareholders’ top concerns. We examine whether firms targeted by shareholder proposals show different campaign contributions and lobbying… Continue reading

A Real Money Primary

May 18, 2015, 7:25 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

People sometimes talk about the invisible primary, or the role of wealth in making candidates viable. Well Bill Scher wants to put that insight into action for the Republican primary debates: How do you accomplish that? Boil it down to… Continue reading