“20 groups from across political spectrum urge Donald Trump and Joe Biden to reveal information about their campaign fundraisers”
Good idea from Issue One.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“New GOP-aligned group in Kansas has Kris Kobach as apparent target”
CNN:
An anonymous group with ties to Republicans has just emerged with the apparent aim of targeting Senate candidate Kris Kobach of Kansas, according to sources familiar with the effort.Kobach is an anti-immigration firebrand and voter-fraud crusader whose primary… Continue reading
“Biden Outraises Trump for Second Straight Month, With $141 Million June Haul”
NYT:
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the Democratic Party outraised President Trump and the Republicans for the second straight month in June, announcing a record haul of $141 million on Wednesday night only hours after Mr.… Continue reading
“Rep. Katie Porter flexes political power with new fundraising committee to support progressive candidates”
OC Register:
As she heads into the heart of her first re-election campaign, Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine is quickly becoming a power broker in the House of Representatives.She’s a Democrat in a flip district that still leans slightly… Continue reading
Barr Tried to Interfere with Michael Cohen Campaign Finance Case in SDNY, With Implications for the President’s Own Liability
NYT:
But Mr. Barr spent weeks in the spring of 2019 questioning the prosecutors over their decision to charge Mr. Cohen with violating campaign finance laws, according to people briefed on the matter.At one point during the discussions, Mr. Barr… Continue reading
“Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP; Hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations opened doors in Washington for Chinese nationals with high-level ties”
New FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor, Not Sure If He Will Recuse in Cases Involving Trump Campaign Despite Having Served as Lawyer for It, Expresses Skepticism About Existence of “Dark Money”
Revealing Dave Levinthal interview.
“Free Speech for Whom? And by Whom?”
Brendan Fischer and Kedric Payne blog.
“Alaska Supreme Court Says Initiative for a Top-Four System and Campaign Finance Disclosure Does Not Violate the Single-Subject Rule, and Therefore Can be on November 2020 Ballot”
D.C. Circuit Rejects Another Challenge to Presidential Debate Committee’s Exclusion of Minor Party Candidates
“California D.A.s Call for Ban on Police Union Money and Endorsements in Prosecutorial Elections”
Eliahyu Kamisher reports for The Appeal:
But a ban on direct campaign contributions will have relatively little effect on the influence of police unions, said Robert Stern, a former attorney who has worked extensively on California campaign finance reform. He… Continue reading
“Private Prison Contractor Continues to Illegally Spend Millions in Elections: CLC Appeals Decision”
“U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Montana campaign finance law”
Bozeman Daily Chronicle:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case that challenged Montana’s law on disclosing the spending for political ads within 60 days of an election.In August 2019, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of … Continue reading
“China’s hidden targeting of Donald Trump one reason Facebook needs new cybersecurity approach; Too many loopholes exist for bad actors to influence our elections. It’s time for Facebook to get serious about closing them.”
Laura Edelson and Sheila Krumholz oped in USA Today.