Category Archives: campaigns

“Hot First Amendment Topics: Campaign Finance and the 2016 Election”

January 29, 2016, 3:33 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

This looks like a great lineup for a program by the ABA Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice: We will explore a number of hot topics in the constantly evolving world of federal campaign finance, including the role of… Continue reading

“Koch brothers convene donor retreat as dark money spending set to soar”

January 29, 2016, 12:21 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Peter Stone reports for The Guardian.

Mike Stern: Electoral Vote Counting in Congress

January 29, 2016, 8:29 amcampaigns, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Below is an important guest post from Mike Stern, who served as senior counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, deputy staff director for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, and special counsel to the House Intelligence committee,… Continue reading

“Nebraska secretary of state says ballot selfies foster fraud”

January 29, 2016, 7:30 amcampaignsRick Hasen

KETV reports.

“Texas consultant to Rand Paul loses Pa. election law challenge”

January 29, 2016, 7:27 amballot access, campaignsRick Hasen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order to a Texas man challenging Pennsylvania election law and seeking to circulate petitions for Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul. Texas resident Trent Pool, and his firm Benezet Consulting,… Continue reading

“Bloomberg run could boost Trump’s bid for White House: poll”

January 29, 2016, 7:25 amcampaigns, third partiesRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“Judicial Campaign Finance: Fresh Thinking in the Ninth Circuit”

January 29, 2016, 7:19 amcampaign finance, campaigns, judicial electionsRick Hasen

Bauer‘s got it right: On the question of judicial candidates endorsing or campaigning with other nonjudicial candidates, Judge Berzon’s takes the problem to be one independent branch becoming beholden to or politically entangled with others, not corrupt relationships between… Continue reading