Category Archives: campaign finance
“Death by a Thousand Cuts: How the Supreme Court Has Effectively Killed Campaign Finance Regulation by Its Limited Recognition of Compelling State Interests”
Kevin Huguelet has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming University of Miami Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Article examines the current campaign finance jurisprudence in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the Court’s recognition of compelling… Continue reading
“Jeb Bush Will Keep His Super-PAC in Line”
Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View.
“Super PACs Kill the Presidential Campaign”
Frank Wilkinson for Bloomberg View.
Quote of the Day
“If I put together a finance team that will make me financially competitive enough to stay in this thing…I may have the first all-Jewish cabinet in America because of the pro-Israel funding,”Graham reportedly said, chuckling.
“Bottom line is,… Continue reading
“The Next Era of Campaign-Finance Craziness Is Already Underway”
Jim Rutenberg for the NYT magazine.
“Wisconsin’s Shame: ‘I Thought It Was a Home Invasion’”
National Review on John Doe.
Federal District Court Rejects Challenge to Federal Contribution Limits
Holmes v. FEC:
After full consideration of the entire record and all arguments, the Court finds that Plaintiffs’ challenge to FECA’s temporal per-election restrictions on individual contributions to federal candidates constitutes a veiled attack on the contribution limit set… Continue reading
“Struggling to remember the name of Jeb Bush’s super PAC? Here’s why”
“Campaign finance system is broken says GOP super-lawyer Jim Bopp”
You won’t be shocked at Jim’s proposed solution: even less regulation.