Category Archives: campaign finance

MayDay 2.0. But Lessig 2.0, Too

March 15, 2015, 8:54 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Larry Lessig is out on Medium with an explainer about campaign finance reform group MayDay’s shift in tactics: This means we need to push the fight further back in the cycle of the elections. The focus needs to be less… Continue reading

“2016 candidates build new financing system. Are they mocking the rules?”

March 14, 2015, 2:21 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Dan Balz’s take.

Ron Collins on Larry Tribe on Whether Citizens United Was Rightly Decided

March 13, 2015, 1:12 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Here.

“FEC Deadlocked on Probe of Reporting by Pro-Clinton Super PAC”

March 13, 2015, 9:59 amcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: Democrats and Republicans on the Federal Election Commission deadlocked on a vote to decide whether to investigate possible reporting violations by a super political action committee supporting Hillary Clinton, according to documents released by the FEC March 13.… Continue reading

“Jeb Bush’s emails detail communications with top donors”

March 12, 2015, 8:45 pmcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

AP reports.

“The Permanent Campaign: How Outside Money Is Changing the Way Governors Do Business”

March 12, 2015, 8:40 pmcampaign finance, lobbyingRick Hasen

National Journal: Gone are the days when governors appeared in ads only to boost state tourism. Campaign-style spending—and the slick ads it can buy—is becoming increasingly common for sitting governors, mayors, and other holders of high office. It’s a… Continue reading

“Court ruling drowned politics in dark money”

March 12, 2015, 5:20 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy oped.

“The Pope v. Citizens United”

March 12, 2015, 3:42 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Jeanne Cummings at Bloomberg View.

“Wyoming Legislature 2015: Political Speech Boogaloo”

March 12, 2015, 2:38 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Steve Klein blogs.

“Watchdogs Urge Members to Co-Sponsor Bill to Curb Candidate-Super PAC Coordination”

March 12, 2015, 2:26 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release.

Videos of Full Fordham Corruption Symposium Now Posted

March 12, 2015, 2:23 pmbribery, campaign finance, chicaneryRick Hasen

You can access each panel’s video through these links: Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad | Panel 1: What is corruption?—How Should We Define It, and Why Is It Bad? READ MORE Fighting Corruption in America and Abroad | Panel … Continue reading

“Once the sideshows, super PACs now at the forefront of presidential runs”

March 12, 2015, 8:53 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Yup.

“Naiveté and Modesty in Political Reform Thinking”

March 12, 2015, 7:26 amcampaign finance, theoryRick Hasen

Bauer blogs.

“International IDEA Policy Brief on Money in Politics”

March 12, 2015, 7:25 amcampaign finance, comparative election lawRick Hasen

Release: Following on from its handbook on Political Finance, International IDEA has now released a policy brief on money in politics (www.idea.int/mip) with nine key recommendations for policy makers and other relevant stakeholders. Drawn from the findings of… Continue reading