“Donald Trump warns owners of Chicago Cubs ‘better be careful’ after funding campaign against him”
A Nixonian threat to use the power of government against a political opponent.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Without Justice Scalia, ‘Corruption’ Cases May Get Hazier”
Steve Klein blogs, with a focus on McDonnell.
“Justice Scalia and Campaign Finance: A Puzzle (Part II)”
Bauer:
How did Justice Scalia come to write a dissent as he did in McIntrye, insisting on the role of disclosure and relying for the power of his point on the need to follow the judgment of legislators in… Continue reading
“How Jeb Bush Spent $130 Million Running for President With Nothing to Show for It”
“Neutral Principles and Some Campaign Finance Problems”
John McGinnis has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William and Mary Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This Article has both positive and normative objectives. As a positive matter, it shows that the Roberts Court’s campaign finance regulation jurisprudence… Continue reading
“Brexit: Corporate Communications And UK Election Laws”
Borden, Brown, and Butland:
Later this year, British and Northern Irish voters will go to the polls to decide whether or not to remain in the European Union. This important decision could have significant consequences for the British economy… Continue reading
“Sheldon Adelson and the missing $100 million”
Must-read Politico:
It’s one of the biggest mysteries in Republican circles: why has Sheldon Adelson ― who spent upwards of $100 million during the last presidential campaign ― suddenly stopped pouring huge sums of money into politics?
The conventional… Continue reading
“Appoint a few more Scalias, kiss democracy goodbye”
I have written this oped for Reuters Opinion. It begins:
Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) have pledged to appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court, if given the opportunity. Yet Scalia’s record… Continue reading
“Campaign finance divides ACLU panel”
Campaign Money Being Used for Lavish Personal Expenditures by MS Elected Officials with Inadequate Disclosure
Blockbuster Clarion-Ledger story.
This is one time when the term “legalized bribery” does appear apt.
“2016 Trump rewrites campaign cash rules”
“Scalia Shrugged Off Concerns About Influence of Money in Politics; A liberal majority could void ‘Citizens’ ruling.”
Tony Mauro reports for the National Law Journal on the potential for a new liberal Supreme Court to overrule Citizens United.
Is a Voucher Initiative Going to Make it to the Washington State Ballot?
“Sheldon Adelson Bets It All”
MoJo on whether money from Macau is making it into U.S. elections.