“Presidential candidates-to-be make the most of fundraising rule-bending”
Evan Halper reports for the LAT.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Political Speech or Corruption?”
WaPo editorial on Citizens United and Menendez.
NYT with Two on the Adelson Primary
Jeb Bush as Inevitable Choice?
Other wealthy donors, mindful of their power to reshape the Republican race with “super PAC” donations, have been more direct: The casino magnate Sheldon Adelson recently made what two people briefed on it… Continue reading
“Wyoming Liberty Group starts national organization”
Pillar of Law is coming, and who knows who is backing it? Apparently not its chief employee:
The Wyoming Liberty Group was founded by Susan Gore, whose father invented Gore-Tex weatherproof fabric, and who is involved in the family company,… Continue reading
“Suit alleges coercion in teachers unions’ using dues for politics”
John Diaz SF Chronicle column.
“Robert Menendez and the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions”
Stephen Weissman has written this LAT oped.
En Banc 9th Circuit Unanimously Rules No Anonymous Initiative Sponsors, Slams Role of Money in Initiative Process
You can find the ruling in the Chula Vista case here. This overturned an earlier panel decision, a result I expected. Now that the court has ruled this way, I think Supreme Court review is unlikely.
Footnote 11 is… Continue reading
“Election law changes fail as Legislature winds to close”
News from AZ: “A proposal to ask voters to scrap the voluntary system of public financing faltered when it came up two votes short of a majority in the House. Several Republicans crossed party lines to prevent a new vote… Continue reading
“In a Short Time, Ted Cruz Has Raised Big Money From Small Donors”
“Fresh Questions About ‘Coordination’ Rules”
Bauer on Brickner on Gilbert.
#SCOTUS Didn’t Mean It When They Said It Dep’t
Brad Smith trying to recast the holding of Citizens United in the NYT:
“The court’s position is pretty simple, and it is not that independent expenditures can never create gratitude in an officeholder,” said Bradley A. Smith, a professor of… Continue reading
“The Menendez Case Proves the Supreme Court Was Naive About Campaign Finance Laws”
Christian Farias writes for TNR.
“Robert Menendez Indictment Points to Corrupting Potential of Super PACs”
Michael Boos on @99Rise: “Do As I Say, Not As I Do”
The following is a guest post from Michael Boos, Vice President and General Counsel of the group Citizens United:
The group 99Rise made headlines earlier this week when several of its members disrupted proceedings at the U.S. Supreme Court in… Continue reading