Joe Conason has written The Public Shaming of Anthony Kennedy for Salon, with the subhead: “He claimed that online technology would make corporate donations instantly transparent. Now we see how wrong he was.” I am no fan of Justice Kennedy’s… Continue reading

Sauce for the goose dept: Mark Thiessen’s WaPo oped.

That’s the astounding message of an ad from “Latinos for Reform.” Here’s an NPR story on the group from 2008. Here‘s the group’s press release about the new ad. The most recent filing of this 527 organization is not… Continue reading

Jess Bravin follows up on his earlier report about this Montana case. No surprises in this ruling.

USA Today offers this editorial. Brian Brown of NOM responds.MORE: See this SF Chronicle oped by Susan Gluss.

You can watch this event, cosponsored by the University of Va. Miller Center of Public Affairs and the Campaign Finance Institute, at c-span’s website.

Rhodes Cooks blogs at WSJ’s “Capital Journal.”

News from Topeka.

This post sums up the concern.

Politico reports.

Molly Walker Wilson has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Cardozo Law Review). Here is the abstract: America stands at a moment in history when advances in the understanding of human decision-making are increasing the strategic efficacy of political strategy.… Continue reading

The Campaign Finance Institute has issued this press release.

See here.

Eliza’s latest.