Category Archives: campaigns
“Gianforte Wants ‘Misleading’ Campaign Ads Pulled”
Montana Public Radio:
Republican candidate for governor Greg Gianforte is pressuring local TV stations to stop running an ad that he says falsely calls him “a millionaire from New Jersey.”
Earlier this month, Gianforte’s attorneys sent a cease-and-desist letter… Continue reading
Read the St. Petersburg Ordinance Set Up as Challenge to Legality of Super PACs
Release:
Last night, on Thursday 21, 2016, the St. Petersburg City Council voted 6-1 to move forward for consideration our proposed ordinance to abolish super PACs and ban foreign corporate money in local elections. The vote followed passionate statements… Continue reading
“In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works”
NYT:
But the leaked cache also included thousands of emails exchanged by Democratic officials and party fund-raisers, revealing in rarely seen detail the elaborate, ingratiating and often bluntly transactional exchanges necessary to harvest hundreds of millions of dollars from… Continue reading
“Perkins Coie Lawyer’s Advice Helped Spark Democratic Division”
American Lawyer:
Perkins Coie’s Marc Elias, who has juggled legal roles for both the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, saw the intersecting interests of both clients unexpectedly become public on Friday with the leak of… Continue reading
“Convention Delegates Win Settlement in Free Speech Lawsuit Against Federal Election Commission”
Release:
Two delegates to the Republican National Convention settled a lawsuit on Friday against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Two Unnamed Plaintiffs v. FEC. These delegates were represented by attorneys from the Pillar of Law Institute, which was also… Continue reading
“As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue”
David Sanger for the NYT:
Proving the source of a cyberattack is notoriously difficult. But researchers have concluded that the national committee was breached by two Russian intelligence agencies, which were the same attackers behind previous Russian cyberoperations at the… Continue reading
“Presidential Primary Voter Turnout at 30% with Republican Increases and Democratic Decline”
More Controversy Over Trump Foreign Campaign Contribution Solicitations
“DNC Host Committee Asks Court to Keep Donor List Under Wraps”
“Donald Trump forgives loans he made to his campaign and ends June with $20 million in the bank”
LAT:
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ended June with more than $20 million in the bank, according to federal campaign finance filings, as he rebounded from earlier dismal fundraising efforts.
“Did the Trump campaign violate federal law by using a Trump organization speechwriter?”
“Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Uses Pokémon Go to Register Voters”
WSJ:
Hillary Clinton is hoping to use Pokémon Go to catch voters.
At a rally on Thursday, Mrs. Clinton talked about the game phenomenon, saying “I don’t know who created ‘Pokemon Go,’ but I’ve tried to figure out how… Continue reading