Category Archives: tax law and election law

“Undisclosed FEC Report on Crossroads Ordered Released”

December 7, 2015, 7:28 pmcampaign finance, federal election commission, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: A staff report that the Federal Election Commission has fought to keep under wraps in an enforcement case involving the conservative nonprofit Crossroads GPS could be disclosed soon following a new order by a federal judge (Public… Continue reading

“A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations”

December 7, 2015, 11:58 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

A timely update from Steven Sholk.

“Democratic AG’s Group Avoids Contempt, Files In Arizona As “Political Committee” …From 2010″

November 30, 2015, 4:23 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Arizona’s Politics: In advance of a contempt hearing today, the national Democratic Attorneys General Association (“DAGA”) gave in and registered their blandly-named 2010 Arizona “Committee For Justice & Fairness” (“CJF”) as a “political committee” with the Secretary of State’s… Continue reading

“Campaign Watchdogs: Pro-Rubio TV Ads Are Breaking The Law”

November 25, 2015, 8:11 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NBC News reports.

“Tax documents show how secret money infects campaigns on both sides”

November 25, 2015, 8:04 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Stephen Spaulding blogs at The Hill.

“Senator Rubio’s Stealthy Donors”

November 23, 2015, 7:25 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“Mysterious pro-Mitch McConnell group bankrolled by megadonors”

November 20, 2015, 4:31 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI: A secretive nonprofit group that helped boost Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky during his hotly contested 2014 re-election bid itself raised more money than McConnell’s challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes, according to copies of the group’s tax… Continue reading

“Liberal ‘dark money’ group rails against ‘dark money'”

November 20, 2015, 7:22 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lambasted secret political cash when he appeared last week in a video filmed and produced by a liberal advocacy group. “Working families can’t compete with billionaires,” Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said in the… Continue reading

“Secret donors fuel Democratic political powerhouse”

November 18, 2015, 4:29 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI: Democratic Party-aligned “dark money” powerhouse Patriot Majority USA collected half of the $30 million it raised last year from five anonymous donors, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of a new tax filing from the group.… Continue reading

“Pro-Tillis dark money group funded entirely by Crossroads GPS”

November 17, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Open Secrets on how one non-disclosing group funds another: One of the largest and most prolific politically active nonprofits in the country was virtually the sole backer of Carolina Rising, the group that spent $4.7 million on ads supporting now-Sen.… Continue reading

“How the Kochs created Joni Ernst”

November 12, 2015, 7:38 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Ken Vogel for Politico: Until now, little has been known about the secretive role played by the Kochs’ donors and operatives in boosting Ernst. The Koch network has focused primarily on policy fights, mostly leaving the spadework of recruiting and… Continue reading

“FEC: Notable conservatives tied to nonprofit scofflaw”

November 10, 2015, 4:36 pmcampaign finance, federal election commission, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI: Three notable conservatives — including a top fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio — are linked to a now-defunct “dark money” nonprofit group that failed to disclose several million dollars spent on candidate-related TV ads, according to… Continue reading

“Texas: 5th Circuit rules that churches can start recalls and form super PACs to launch recalls”

November 5, 2015, 10:15 amcampaign finance, recall elections, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Recall Elections Blog: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that churches and other nonprofits are allowed to lead an effort to recall an official and form a super PAC (where they would pool their money, but not coordinate… Continue reading