Category Archives: campaigns

“The Technology 202: Here’s why Twitter may have trouble enforcing its own political ads ban”

November 1, 2019, 9:45 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Threat to US elections in 2020 is not limited to Russia”

October 30, 2019, 12:56 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next year’s vote as well. But it’s not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics.American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020… Continue reading

Payday Lenders Group Confirms It Is Buying Ingratiation and And Access to Trump Administration (Don’t Worry, Justice Kennedy Told Us)

October 29, 2019, 10:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Billing himself as one of President Trump’s top fundraisers, Michael Hodges told fellow payday lenders recently that industry contributions to the president’s reelection campaign could be leveraged to gain access to the Trump administration.“Every dollar amount, no matter… Continue reading

“As Russia makes 2020 play, Democratic campaigns say they are in the dark, and experts fear U.S. elections are vulnerable”

October 28, 2019, 8:51 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

WaPo: Several Democratic presidential campaigns targeted by a Russia-based operation on Facebook’s popular Instagram app said they had been unaware of the new foreign disinformation efforts until the tech giant announced them publicly last week, raising alarms that American… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Considers Political Lies in the Bridgegate Case”

October 28, 2019, 8:44 amcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy column.

“Corporate Political Transparency: It’s Optional”

October 24, 2019, 7:21 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Dave Levinthal for CPI: Basking in the sunny side of the corporate political disclosure spectrum are household names such as AT&T, HP Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., General Electric Co. and Google parent Alphabet Inc.Comparatively slinking through the shadows? Netflix… Continue reading

“‘Get Over It’? Why Political Influence in Foreign Policy Matters”

October 21, 2019, 6:54 amcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT explainer.

Texas: “Sylvester Turner calls for investigation into Tony Buzbee ad, citing ‘deep fake’ law”

October 19, 2019, 5:43 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Houston Chronicle: Mayor Sylvester Turner has called for the district attorney to open a criminal investigation into Tony Buzbee’s campaign over a television ad that appears to show edited photos of Turner and an allegedly fake text between the… Continue reading