Category Archives: campaign finance

Court Rules Wealthy Donors Have First Amendment Right to Bribe Candidates

April 1, 2015, 7:50 amcampaign finance, election law "humor"Rick Hasen

AP: “In the latest in a series of rulings stemming from the ‘John Doe’ campaign finance investigation in Wisconsin, a federal district judge has ruled that individuals have a constitutional right to spend unlimited sums in coordination with a… Continue reading

“Special interests pick up tab for Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian”

April 1, 2015, 7:36 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LA Daily News reports.

“Hillary Clinton Makes It Hard to Follow the Money”

April 1, 2015, 7:31 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

National Journal reports.

“Waiting for Godot, Superman and Mary Jo White…”

April 1, 2015, 7:26 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.

99 Rise Says It Has Disrupted #SCOTUS Again, with Campaign Finance Messages

April 1, 2015, 7:24 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Press release via email: Six members of the grassroots organization 99Rise disrupted the nation’s highest Court this morning, issuing a series of statements protesting recent court rulings that facilitate enormous increases in campaign spending by a tiny fraction the wealthiest… Continue reading

“The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate (Studies in Postwar American Political Development) “

April 1, 2015, 7:22 amcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

Lee Drutman’s new book is out and I can’t wait to read it. There’s an associated April 16 event if you are in D.C.

“Court Hands RGA $40,000 in Fines for 2010 Campaign Finance Violations”

April 1, 2015, 7:20 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

News from Vermont.

“Koch Donors Step Into Public View”

April 1, 2015, 7:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Fredreka Schouten: “Growing numbers of wealthy conservatives who help fund the political and policy network tied to Charles and David Koch are beginning to step into public view to defend the billionaire industrialists and their goals.”

“Secret, unlimited donations could boost a Jeb Bush run”

March 31, 2015, 8:24 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

WaPo: Jeb Bush has given his tacit endorsement to a new group that can collect unlimited amounts of money in secret, part of a bold effort by his advisers to create a robust external political operation before he declares… Continue reading