“From Rick Santorum to Beto O’Rourke, Federal Regulation Arbitrarily Criminalizes Candidates”
Eric Wang for the Daily Caller.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Catch and Kill: Can tabloids hide behind the First Amendment?”
Rebecca Beyer for the ABA Journal:
One possible defense to any charge of campaign finance violations in the AMI/McDougal deal would come from the Federal Election Campaign Act’s distinction between campaign expenses and “personal use” expenses. (Edwards went with the… Continue reading
Senator Ted Cruz Suing to Kill Campaign Finance Law Limiting Post-Election Fundraising for Personal Loan Repayments to $250K
Zoe Tillman:
NEW: Sen. Ted Cruz is suing the FEC, challenging a $250K cap on the amount of money a candidate can raise after an election to repay personal funds the candidate loaned to his or her campaign https://t.co/tDfFnuDuUa… Continue reading
“Even Liberal Democrats Can’t Quit Wealthy Donors and Their Big Checks”
Smart Shane Goldmacher and Jontahan Martin in the NYT:
The race for cash in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is reaching a frenetic peak this weekend with a dozen fund-raisers on both coasts, as presidential hopefuls rush to vacuum up… Continue reading
Ninth Circuit, with 5 Dissents, Declines Rehearing en Banc in Case Where Koch Brothers’ AFP Tried to Block Donor Information from California Regulators (Information NOT Made Public)
Judge Ikuta’s dissent and a response from the panel majority are available at this link.
I have little doubt that AFP will try next at the Supreme Court.
(via Bloomberg USLW).
“Why Focus on Corporate Political Spending?”
Bruce Freed, Dan Carroll, and Karl Sandstorm blog.
The Plight of the FEC
From an Eleanor Eagan Jeff Hauser analysis of independent agencies:
Finally, the plight of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an example of how Trump’s slowdown can exacerbate pre-existing threats to the public good. All of the commissioners are serving … Continue reading
“Senate Democrats push to match House’s ethics and election reforms”
WaPo:
Responding to action in the House, Senate Democrats unveiled their own version of a sweeping election and ethics reform bill Wednesday — one that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed never to bring to a vote.Dubbed, like… Continue reading
“New report through US 2050 details the effect of race and gender on campaign fundraising”
Open Secrets:
The Center for Responsive Politics is pleased to announce the publication of “Race, Gender, and Money in Politics: Campaign Finance and Federal Candidates in the 2018 Midterms.” Written by Sarah Bryner, the Center’s research director, and Grace… Continue reading
“Democratic super PAC launches $50 million effort to weaken Trump with core supporters”
“Cindy Yang helped Chinese tech stars get $50K photos with Trump. Who paid?”
Miami Herald:
So who paid Trump Victory for their photos?Yang isn’t saying — but she and three associates with an Asian-American political group donated a total of $135,500 to Trump Victory in the weeks leading up to the event.… Continue reading
“Beware of Scam PACs in This Crowded Presidential Field”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.
“DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed for Apparent ‘Straw Donor’ Contributions to Trump Campaign”
Release via email:
Today, Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that a Florida businesswoman violated campaign finance laws by enlisting and reimbursing “straw donors” tens of… Continue reading
“How Executives Vote With Their Wallets”
NYT Dealbook:
So a team of Harvard professors set out to find the political inclinations of top executives — not just the 200 who make up the Business Roundtable, but all the executives of the S&P 1500, a stock… Continue reading