This USA Today article begins: “After nine months and 73 decisions, the Supreme Court’s newly concluded 2009-10 term is defined by single case whose continuing political ramifications were on display this week in Senate hearings for Elena Kagan. Citizens United… Continue reading

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review offers this report.

The Sacramento Bee offers FPPC Considering Tougher Regulation of Independent Campaign Spending. Not sure what this might entail in the post-CU era.

See Lobbyist Says It’s About Information, Not Influence.

The opinion in New Mexico Youth Organized v. Herrera is here. From a James Madison Center press release (I cannot find a link on their website): “The Tenth Circuit’s holding is significant, because it limits government’s ability to regulate… Continue reading

The Center for Responsive Politics has this release about this new report.

All the material on this rounded by up Howard deserves reading. One snippet from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article: “In one last sign of how unusual the Supreme Court’s disagreement over the Gableman case has become, Abrahamson wrote… Continue reading

See here.

Back in April, I wrote Hushed Money:Could Karl Rove’s new 527 avoid campaign-finance disclosure requirements?. Today Politico reports that the money started coming in only after American Crossroads created a related 501(c)(4): Though American Crossroads will be required to… Continue reading

BNA reports.

The Indianapolis Star offers this report.