In my earlier link to the FOX News piece on the MOVE Act, I wrote that FOX had been reporting on Mr. Adams’ “latest accusations.” Mr. Adams has pointed me to this post in which he explains that others had… Continue reading

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offers this report about this new lawsuit opposing Wisconsin disclosure laws for certain issue ads.

In response to this post linking to a FOX News story on the MOVE Act, Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO of the Overseas Vote Foundation, sends along the following guest post: Many avid followers of the ElectionLawBlog are aware… Continue reading

This LA Times article quotes Tony Corrado as follows: “What we are seeing is that major businesses and industries are taking advantage of the recent court ruling and favorable political environment…They are already committing substantially more money than they have… Continue reading

The newspaper offers: Revenue of top lobbying firms jumped in first half of year Dems Head into November with Huge Money Edge Beer Group Opens the Tap on the Hill

“Sometimes, you’re dialing for dollars, you get the call, you’ve got to get over to vote, you’ve got fifteen minutes. You don’t have a clue what’s on the floor, your staff is whispering in your ears, you’re running onto the… Continue reading

Edward Zelinsky offers these thoughts.

The Boston Globe offers this report.

Eliza’s latest.

When I was travelling on Friday, the Eleventh Circuit decided Scott v. Roberts, preliminarily enjoining the trigger provision of Florida’s public financing law. This makes it all the more likely, for reasons I’ve written about, that the Supreme… Continue reading

See here. The proposal merits careful study, though getting anything like this through the current Congress (especially after DISCLOSE) won’t be easy.

Rachael Cobb, D. James Greiner, and Kevin Quinn have posted this draft on SSRN.

The lead story in the latest Electionline Weekly.

Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Indiana Law Review). Here is the abstract: In what circumstances should there be a private right of action to sue for violations of federal election statutes. Lying at the intersection of… Continue reading