Monthly Archives: May 2011
More on Corporate Contributions Case
The Wall Street Journal offers Judge Rules Corporate Political Contributions Legal.
The Washington Post offers Va. judge rules against U.S. ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates.
And see blog posts and press release from Eugene Volokh,… Continue reading
“Politics and the gift tax: The role of noncharitable exempt organizations”
Ellen Aprill blogs at Summary Judgments.
“Influx of Corporate Political Cash Followed Pivotal Federal Court Decision”
The Open Secrets Blog reports.
“Gov. Rick Perry Signs Voter ID Bill into Law”
AP reports from Texas.
“FEC Falls Short on Enforcement, Commisioner Says”
Commissioner Weintraub via Roll Call:
From fiscal 2006 to 2010, the average fine levied against campaigns, parties and political action committees for violating campaign finance law dropped from $180,000 to $42,000, Weintraub said. Similarly, the number of conciliation agreements,… Continue reading
“Illinois Democrats Target Freshmen with New Maps”
Roll Call reports.
“FEC Urged to Deny Stephen Colbert’s Request to Expand ‘Press Exemption’ in Comments Filed by Campaign Legal Center & Democracy 21”
See this press release, which at the bottom notes Trevor Potter’s recusal on this question. (Ken Vogel notes the irony). I’ve flagged the serious issue with the very funny Colbert gag before.
“Arizona’s Election Director’s Blunder: Will the Pearce Recall be Pushed Off Five Months Due to Election Director’s error?”
This item appears at the Recall Elections Blog.
“Shareholder-Authorized Corporate Political Spending in the U.K.”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy and Kathy Fogel have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The U.S. is facing the advent of unfettered corporate political expenditures as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. This decision sets… Continue reading
Some Early News Stories and Reactions to Danielczyk
AP: “Peter Carr, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, which is prosecuting the case against defendants William P. Danielczyk Jr. and Eugene R. Biagi, said Friday that the office is reviewing the ruling. Prosecutors have the option… Continue reading
What Do You Think About The Blog’s New Design?
Let me know of any things that seem buggy, that you like, or dislike. In retrospect, a holiday weekend was a great time to make this change. Then again, today’s campaign finance news is rather big.
If you have suggestions,… Continue reading
Feedburner is Again Feeding ELB, But Read This
You can see the feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/electionlawblog/uqCP now. But if you get my posts via email you would have missed an important post on a federal court campaign finance decision yesterday which did not go out last night.… Continue reading
Federal District Court, in Criminal Case, Holds That Ban on Direct Corporate Contributions to Candidates is Unconstitutional under Citizens United
Big news broke while the blog was migrating today: A federal district court in Virginia struck down the federal ban on corporate contributions to candidates. You can read the judge’s 52-page opinion in U.S. v. Danielczyk here. The relevant… Continue reading