“Cap on political party contributions moves forward”
The latest from San Diego, where I just finished testifying.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
“Bailey v. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics: Another Step Toward the End of Political Privacy”
Steve Klein has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article discusses the campaign finance disclosure regime upheld in Citizens United and gives a brief overview of how lower courts have recently expanded the Supreme Court’s reasoning,… Continue reading
“Campaign Finance Watchdogs Dismayed By IRS Scandal”
BuzzFeed reports, with a subhead using the word “ennui.”
“IRS Fallout: The Real Scandal is Secret Money Influencing Elections”
Ari Berman writes -corrected link.
I respectfully disagree with Ari, and with Jeff Toobin’s column from yesterday. I strongly agree (and have been saying for years that we need to fix the campaign finance disclosure system. But let’s not… Continue reading
“Boehner: Who’s Going To Jail For What IRS Did?”
It’s Time to Take the IRS Out of the Political Regulation Business
My new Slate piece on why Congress needs to enact clear disclosure rules, making all entities, regardless of tax status, disclose funds of big donors used to fund election ads (unless the group can show a realistic threat of unconstitutional… Continue reading
“Ambiguity in Tax Rules and Disintegration of Election Law May Have Led to IRS Tea Party Mess”
Diane Rehm Show on IRS Controversy
Here.
“Hackney: The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Be on the Lookout for False Partisan Witchunts”
Phillip Hackney at TaxProf.
‘The IRS and the IG Report: The Limits of Improved Performance”
Interesting perspective from Bob Bauer.
“Aprill: The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Questions About the IRS and About the Report”
Ellen Aprill (Loyola-L.A.), one of the most important voices on the IRS scandal because of her extensive work at the intersection of nonprofits and election law, and her careful and measured judgment, weighs in at TaxProf.
Wonkblog Talks with Wertheimer Re IRS
Here.
Rep. Levin (D-MI) Calls for Miller and Lerner to Go
“ENQUIRER EXCLUSIVE: Voter fraud, or just errors? Many ‘second’ votes were by people unsure that first one would count”
Important report from Hamilton County, Ohio.
See also Second Person Pleads Guilty to Illegal Voting.