“How billionaires took over U.S. elections”
Marketplace does the numbers … and I’m not sure this accounts for the value of billionaire-driven social media.
Category Archives: campaign finance
“Meta loses appeal, must pay $24.6M for WA campaign finance violations”
The Seattle Times reports on Monday’s appellate decision regarding violations of Washington’s disclosure law. The state’s Public Disclosure Commission is quoted as saying the judgment is believed to be the largest fine imposed for campaign finance violations in U.S. history.
“A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million”
Popular Information with a deep dive on the sketchy crypto thing that isn’t $6.2 million for a banana.
Get ready for the return of (and four-year procedural turmoil over) the emoluments cases. Law review note authors: start your… Continue reading
“How Trump’s CIA Pick Funneled Congressional Campaign Funds To Himself And His Wife”
Zach Everson, from Forbes ($), picks up where he left off.
Election Law Scholars and Brennan Center File Amicus Brief in En Banc DC Circuit Case on the Power of FEC Commissioners to Use “Prosecutorial Discretion” to Prevent Judicial Review of Their Decisions
Important brief in a key case.
“Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money”
NYT:
President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch… Continue reading
New Interactive Data Base from the Center for Political Accountability
The Center for Political Accountability today announced the launch of The Barbara and Morris Pearl 527 Interactive Database, a user-friendly interactive database created to shine a spotlight on under-the-radar corporate political spending in the United States.
The database has two… Continue reading
“Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance laws”
I missed this news yesterday:
More than 14 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which removed limits on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions, the justices declined to weigh in on … Continue reading
“Inside the Republican false-flag effort to turn off Kamala Harris voters”
WaPo:
Muslims in Michigan began seeing pro-Israel ads this fall praising Vice President Kamala Harris for marrying a Jewish man and backing the Jewish state. Jews in Pennsylvania, meanwhile, saw ads from the same group with the opposite message:… Continue reading
“Clashes, confusion and secrecy consume the Harris campaign’s finances”
NBC News:
If Kamala Harris’ campaign was known for anything, it was its blockbuster fundraising. In just a matter of months, it crossed the $1 billion mark, in a stunning and record-breaking pace.
Now, less than a week since… Continue reading
“Elon Musk’s PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says”
AP:
Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump , according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that sets a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections.
The billionaire… Continue reading
Weissman: “Judge’s Error Casts Shadow Over Trump’s Felony Convictions”
The following is a guest post from Stephen R. Weissman:
President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on November 26th for 34 New York State felonies. Even if his lawyers are able to secure an indefinite postponement of that… Continue reading
“What to Know About Trump’s New York Criminal Case After the Election”
NYT:
The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was the one criminal case against the former president that actually went to trial. Now that Mr. Trump has reclaimed the presidency, it, too, is in jeopardy.… Continue reading
“Trump’s Victory Is a Major Win for Elon Musk and Big-Money Politics”
NYT:
His victory lap was the culmination of an effort that began only six months ago and depended on a risky gamble: Mr. Musk’s new super PAC effectively led Mr. Trump’s get-out-the-vote operation in battleground states — and Mr. Trump… Continue reading