Category Archives: campaigns

“Surge Pricing for American Elections”

June 3, 2016, 12:00 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Free Speech for People: On the night of June 1st, Uber disclosed an unprecedented $3.5 billion investment from the Saudi Arabian government. Aside from its stock ownership, the repressive kingdom also bought itself a seat on the company’s board… Continue reading

“The case of the mysterious congressional donations”

June 3, 2016, 11:15 amcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

Must-read Javier Panzar, on what could well develop into a criminal investigation.

“Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say”

June 3, 2016, 7:25 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Important Adam Liptak analysis. (Sure beats covering the history of food at SCOTUS.) In the article Adam performs the rare Double Ilya.

“Koch Groups Are Still Spending Millions, But Choosing Door Knocks Over More Ads”

June 3, 2016, 7:11 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Tarini Parti for BuzzFeed.

Trump Says Judge Has “Inherent Conflict of Interest” Because of Mexican Heritage

June 2, 2016, 5:31 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ gets these reprehensible comments from Donald Trump: In an interview, Mr. Trump said U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel had “an absolute conflict” in presiding over the litigation given that he was “of Mexican heritage” and a member of a… Continue reading

“Gary Johnson could give us President Paul Ryan: Column”

June 2, 2016, 9:58 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Ilya Shapiro oped for USA Today.

Donald Trump Proves Money Buys Influence

June 2, 2016, 6:42 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Adam Smith on Twitter: Donald Trump is not great at this "not being influenced" thing he brags about. pic.twitter.com/nYheACSgIB — Adam Smith (@asmith83) June 2, 2016

“How Trump Is Using the Presidency to Sell Trump Inc.”

June 1, 2016, 3:23 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Must-read Norm Ornstein.

“Exclusive: Trump’s 3,500 lawsuits unprecedented for a presidential nominee”

June 1, 2016, 3:20 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

USA Today with a WOW figure: An exclusive USA TODAY analysis of legal filings across the United States finds that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 legal actions in federal and… Continue reading

“Judge Rules Against San Francisco Bernie Sanders Voters Who Claimed Primary Voting is Too ‘Confusing'”

June 1, 2016, 2:52 pmcampaigns, political parties, primariesRick Hasen

NBC Bay Area: A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a lawsuit by Bernie Sanders supporters who argued elections officials in California were confusing and robbing unaffiliated voters of the chance to vote in the state’s June 7 Democratic presidential… Continue reading

“‘Soft Money’ Is Back, and Republicans Want to Make It Official”

June 1, 2016, 10:40 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Justin Miller for TAP.

“Pillar of Law Files for Summary Judgment in Illinois Cannabis Speech Case”

June 1, 2016, 8:50 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Release.

“Inside Democrats’ Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House”

June 1, 2016, 7:14 amcampaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Facing a 30-seat deficit, Democrats have dramatically improved their odds of retaking the House since Biden’s remarks. Republicans are on the verge of formally nominating Donald Trump, a presidential candidate who remains deeply unpopular among minorities, women and… Continue reading