Category Archives: campaigns

“Garner, freshman rep from Kalispell, leads House fight against ‘dark money'”

March 30, 2015, 7:23 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

This story from Montana illustrates a bit how AFP operates on the ground. Without bothering to notify him, Americans for Prosperity-Montana sent critical postcards notifying its supporters of a Feb. 5 town meeting in Garner’s hometown of Kalispell. He learned… Continue reading

Is Jeb Bush Losing the Sheldon Adelson Primary?

March 28, 2015, 8:27 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT.

“Voter turnout disparity was key in razor-thin O.C. supervisor race”

March 28, 2015, 7:24 amcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

LAT: The upset marked a political earthquake in central Orange County, an ethnically diverse area dominated by Latinos in Santa Ana and Asian Americans in the Little Saigon area. It’s the only part of Orange County where Democrats hold… Continue reading

“Campaign Money Tests Wisconsin Justices’ Impartiality”

March 27, 2015, 3:22 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Fascinating Monica Davey NYT report.

“How Super PACs are Taking Over”

March 26, 2015, 9:23 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

TIME reports.

“Why the 2016 Presidential Candidates Are Waiting to Jump In”

March 26, 2015, 9:18 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

ABC News reports.

“Why Isn’t Congress More Corrupt? A Preliminary Inquiry”

March 25, 2015, 4:44 pmbribery, campaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

I have written this symposium draft (forthcoming Fordham Law Review) and posted it on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In the aftermath of the indictment of New York state assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on corruption charges, law professor (and recent… Continue reading

“Secretive group destroys candidates’ chances, leaves few fingerprints; NRA-launched Law Enforcement Alliance of America targets state races”

March 25, 2015, 10:43 amcampaign finance, campaigns, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“Secret $1.5 million donation from Wisconsin billionaire uncovered in Scott Walker dark-money probe”

March 24, 2015, 7:16 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Michael Isikoff reports for Yahoo.

“Court denies review in false political ads law case”

March 23, 2015, 3:39 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Ron Collins on the Minnesota Arneson case. My earlier coverage is here.

“Prosecutor alerts justices to secrecy violation in John Doe”

March 23, 2015, 3:31 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

“In lawsuit, ACLU says the First Amendment protects anonymous political speech”

March 23, 2015, 3:28 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

KC Star: The Missouri office of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to protect anonymous political speech in the state. The group is representing “John Doe” — a businessman in Ferguson, Mo., who wants… Continue reading