Category Archives: campaigns

“Payment to Stormy Daniels could be election law violation, say experts”

March 9, 2018, 6:33 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NBC News reports: The case of the president, the payment and the porn star has raised questions that merit a federal criminal inquiry, some experts believe. “There is enough here that warrants investigation,” said Richard Hasen, an election law expert… Continue reading

“Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Opens Door to Further Trouble for Trump”

March 8, 2018, 8:19 pmcampaign finance, campaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: Mr. Cohen has said that he “facilitated” the payment with his own money and was not reimbursed by Mr. Trump’s company or campaign, and that the payment was “not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone.” But… Continue reading

“Ex-Tennessee governor’s Senate campaign fears it was hacked”

March 8, 2018, 7:57 pmcampaigns, chicaneryRick Hasen

AP: Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen’s campaign for U.S. Senate told the FBI on Thursday that it fears it has been hacked, amid growing concern that candidates in the 2018 election could be targets of cyberattacks. In a letter obtained… Continue reading

“Election Panel Moves Toward Online Ad Disclosure Compromise”

March 8, 2018, 7:48 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: Federal Election Commission members said today they were close to reaching a deal to advance new disclosure rules for online political advertisements. The commission postponed a vote on new rules to give them more time to draft a… Continue reading

“Criminal Investigation Sought into Sanders Campaign for Collusion During a Federal Election With a Foreign Entity”

March 8, 2018, 10:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Veritas: Project Veritas Action Fund has requested a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice into the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign to determine if the Sanders campaign and the Australian Labor Party conspired to “defraud the U.S. government”… Continue reading

“Venturing Into the Swamp, Trump Dines With Major Donors”

March 8, 2018, 9:52 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump dined at the ornate Georgetown home of a prominent Washington lawyer on Wednesday night with wealthy donors who are expected to play crucial roles in financing his re-election campaign. The dinner was the latest in a series… Continue reading

“Are congressional Democrats lying their way to riches?”

March 8, 2018, 9:23 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

CPI: Last month, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent supporters an email. Subject line: “NOT asking you for money.” Open the email and Pelosi scolds Republicans for “playing politics with our national security.” She urges you to click a link… Continue reading

Cert. Petition Filed Challenging Montana Law Barring Judicial Candidates from Seeking, Accepting, or Using Political Party Endorsements

March 7, 2018, 1:28 pmcampaigns, judicial elections, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Read it here.

“Can States Ban Trump From the Ballot If He Doesn’t Release His Tax Returns?”

March 7, 2018, 12:02 pmballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

Matt Ford for TNR.

“Federal employees must keep Trump hats at home after 2020 campaign announcement”

March 5, 2018, 8:36 pmcampaigns, conflict of interest lawsRick Hasen

CNN reports.

“Cruz campaign calls don’t want Texans to know about the primary”

March 5, 2018, 8:34 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

McClatchy: Days before the Texas primary, one of Sen. Ted Cruz’s primary opponents was the target of the senator’s own campaign calls. Rather than asking Stefano de Stefano, a Republican running against Cruz, for his support in the March… Continue reading

Oral Argument Audio Now Available in SCOTUS Minnesota Political Apparel Case

March 3, 2018, 5:57 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Listen.

“How the Minnesota SCOTUS case could affect what Californians wear to the polls”

March 1, 2018, 12:56 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I spoke with Larry Mantle of KPCC’s Airtalk. Listen.

Good Example for Minnesota Political Apparel Case at SCOTUS: 2008 Dispute over Whether Toilet “Plungers Represent Support for a Political Candidate”

March 1, 2018, 12:37 pmcampaigns, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

One of the issues which came out at the oral argument in Minnesota Voters Alliance v,. Mansky is whether election officials can make a good faith effort to determine whether something is political and needs to be excluded from the… Continue reading