“Roundup: Citizens United and Public Corruption”
Noah Rosenblum’s post in Yale Law Journal Forum summarizes recent scholarship on public corruption and campaign finance.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Democrats Win PACs, Lose Money War”
Politico reports that Democrats “far outpaced Republicans in the fundraising by super PACs, which are required to report their contributors’ identities” but that “voluntary disclosures by other outfits suggest Republicans more than made up for the disparity through their dominance… Continue reading
Federal District Court Invalidates Arizona Disclosure Law
Judge James Teilborg’s ruling found the state’s registration requirement for political committees “vague, overbroad, and consequently unconstitutional in violation of the First Amendment,” according to this report.
“Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General”
NYT has this report on what it calls an “unprecedented, secretive alliance that … Republican attorneys general have formed with some of the nation’s top energy producers to push back against the Obama regulatory agenda,” finding that “[a]ttorneys general in… Continue reading
“DNC rolls out midterm task force”
Politico has this story on the group charged with conducting an autopsy of the 2014 election. It includes Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, KY Gov. Steve Beshear, and Democratic “super-lawyer” Marc Elias, who the report says “will be helpful to the… Continue reading
“Warren Buffett Makes His First Donation Ever To An Independent Political Group”
Business Insider reports on Buffett’s $25,000 check to “Ready for Hillary,” despite his previously stated reluctance to give to outside groups because “I don’t want to see democracy go in that direction.” Bloomberg Politics has this report.
“Chamber Fights Back Against Pressure to Disclose Political Spending”
Bloomberg BNA has this story ($) on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s pushback against efforts to require greater disclosure of corporate spending of campaigns and lobbying, reporting that at a conference of its foundation:
Several speakers … raised concerns about… Continue reading
EAC Nominees Make It Out of Committee But…
BNA reports here ($): “Two Republican nominees to long-vacant seats on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) were advanced late Dec. 3 by the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, but their confirmations in the current term of Congress were doubtful… Continue reading
“While No One Noticed, Did Vermont Just Win a Big Case Against the RGA?”
“As Hillary Clinton ponders 2016, Clinton-themed super PACs seek a piece of the action”
Matea Gold reports for WaPo.
Sen. McConnell Money Plan
Vogel:
Mitch McConnell is moving swiftly to consolidate political power — and cash.
Before he even takes the reins as Senate majority leader, McConnell and his allies are quietly trying to engineer a bold plan that would enable party… Continue reading
“Senators Try Again To Make Disclosure Process Electronic”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.