“President Wrong on Citizens United”
Floyd Abrams tells WSJ editorial page that it did not go far enough in its criticism of President Obama and Citizens United.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“How a political opinion cost a D.C. activist $2,000”
Eric Wang in WaPo:
Civic-minded citizens of the District: Think twice the next time you write a blog entry, post on Facebook or Twitter or attend a meeting or rally to support or oppose a ballot initiative. You could be… Continue reading
“Congress Should Step Up to Address Citizens United”
Video of Clandestine Citizens United Protest at #SCOTUS Released
By 99Rise. (No way to confirm its authenticity but it sure jibes with reports of the Wednesday disturbances).
“Is public funding really electing extremists?”
Seth Masket and Michael Miller at the Monkey Cage.
“Pay-to-Play, Chris Christie, and the 2016 Election”
Jason Abel writes for Corporate Counsel.
“Robes to riches: Money and judicial elections”
Chelsea Priest and Michael Mesitz write in the Stanford Daily on Williams-Yulee.
“Buying a Nominee: The secret fundraising scheme forming for this contest will make super PACs look quaint.”
Shane Goldmacher for NJ:
The coming presidential contest is ushering in an epochal shift: the arrival of candidate-specific nonprofits, personalized vehicles for a politician’s supporters to raise and spend unlimited cash—completely clandestinely. It is poised to yield a campaign season… Continue reading
Jeb Bush Already Lining Up Campaign Finance Bundlers
WSJ (via Political Wire).
“Washington Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Using the Courts to Settle Political Scores”
The Institute for Justice has issued this press release, about a case I covered here.
Hollis-Brusky, Shapiro Square off on Citizens United
Here on Airtalk.
“Legal dispute from 2008 gubernatorial campaign lives on”
The Olympian:
The legal fight is so old that the governor whose re-election was at the heart of the case has left office, the defendant is no longer the campaign heavyweight it once was, and the lead plaintiff is… Continue reading