Category Archives: campaign finance
“As Dark Money Monsters Torment Investors, Shareholders Need SEC Chair to Be Superhero; They Ask: ‘Where Is Mary Jo White?’”
“Which Companies Are Buying the Election?”
“Federal Contractors Should Disclose Political Spending”
Brennan Center:
Ahead of the 2016 election entering full swing, President Obama should mandate disclosure of political spending by government contractors to boost public confidence in government, argues a new Brennan Center analysis issued today.
Since 2010’s Citizens United … Continue reading
“Despite Citizens United, elections aren’t a good investment for corporations”
Lee Drutman writes for WaPo.
“‘I’m Not a Candidate’: How Presidential Hopefuls Get Around Finance Rules”
“Cruz claims GOP leadership blocked his fundraising after shutdown”
WaPo: “Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Saturday that the House Republican leadership had made it next to impossible for him to get money from political action committees after he filibustered the Affordable Care Act in 2013 — an action… Continue reading
“2016 Hopefuls and Wealthy Are Aligned on Inequality”
“U.S. Chamber doubling down on political juggernaut; Nation’s largest lobby will play ‘long-haul game’ to overcome bleak policy prospects”
“Garner, freshman rep from Kalispell, leads House fight against ‘dark money'”
This story from Montana illustrates a bit how AFP operates on the ground.
Without bothering to notify him, Americans for Prosperity-Montana sent critical postcards notifying its supporters of a Feb. 5 town meeting in Garner’s hometown of Kalispell. He learned… Continue reading
Is Jeb Bush Losing the Sheldon Adelson Primary?
“State high court won’t hear arguments in John Doe cases”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday it would not hear arguments — in secret or in public — as it considers whether to allow an investigation to continue that has looked into whether Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign… Continue reading
“Campaign Money Tests Wisconsin Justices’ Impartiality”
“Applying Citizens United to Ordinary Corruption”
George Brown has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Notre Dame Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Federal criminal law frequently deals with the problem of corruption in the form of purchased political influence. There appear to be two distinct… Continue reading