Monthly Archives: January 2014

“Top U.S. corporations funneled $185 million to political nonprofits”

January 16, 2014, 7:29 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Major new CPI report: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling in 2010 did not, as some warned, unleash a flood of corporate money directly into elections. But since then, scores of blue-chip U.S. companies… Continue reading

“The District Needs to Tackle Election Reform”

January 16, 2014, 7:27 amelection administrationRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“Tricks of the Trade How companies anonymously influence climate policy through their business and trade associations”

January 16, 2014, 7:27 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

New report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

NYT’s Taking Note Blog on Senate’s Failure to Use Electronic Filing of Campaign Finance Info

January 15, 2014, 9:16 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Disgraceful.

“Were 300 votes on rent control wrongfully rejected? Hoboken seeks state, county probe”

January 15, 2014, 9:12 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NJ.com reports.

Obamacare Subsidies Upheld- D.D.C finds ACA “Clear”

January 15, 2014, 11:02 amUncategorizedAbbe Gluck

The first merits decision in the Obamacare tax subsidy litigation has been handed down, and it is a big victory for the federal Government. Judge Paul Friedman (D.D.C.) has upheld the IRS’s rule implementing the Affordable Care Act, and making … Continue reading

“Most likely to exceed: Who’s poised to double down post-McCutcheon”

January 15, 2014, 8:28 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Sunlight and CRP report.

Biggest Bucks = Fewest Wins for Super PAC Campaign Consultants

January 15, 2014, 8:27 amcampaign finance, campaigns, election law bizRick Hasen

Eliza.

“Ads Attacking Health Law Stagger Outspent Democrats”

January 15, 2014, 7:23 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

NYT: Democrats are increasingly anxious about an onslaught of television ads hitting vulnerable Senate and House candidates for their support of the new health law, since many lack the resources to fight back in the early stages of the midterm… Continue reading

“Elections chief ruled on governor’s race fundraising without board approval and with little legal advice”

January 15, 2014, 7:15 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

News from Maryland.

“Crossroads GPS likely broke election law, FEC staff concluded”

January 15, 2014, 7:13 amcampaign finance, federal election commission, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

WaPo: The legal staff of the Federal Election Commission concluded in a just-released document that Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit organization backing conservative causes, likely violated campaign finance rules. The law department’s 2012 conclusion, first reported by the Sunlight Foundation … Continue reading

“The Last Rites of Public Campaign Financing?”

January 14, 2014, 8:50 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

James Sample has posted this draft on SSRN (Nebraska Law Review). Here is the abstract: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 5–4 decision in Arizona Free Enterprise v. Bennett, this Article asserts the current predicament of public campaign financing… Continue reading

“Spending bill: FEC budget still below 2010 levels”

January 14, 2014, 8:27 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

CPI reports.

“Judge Reinstates Some Federal Oversight of Voting Practices for an Alabama City”

January 14, 2014, 5:43 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Adam Liptak for NYT: “A federal judge in Alabama on Monday reinstated federal oversight over the voting practices of a city there, in what election law specialists said was the first such move since the Supreme Court struck down part… Continue reading