Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Court’s Decision Will Encourage Joint Fundraising Committees”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
Althouse Defends CJ Roberts, Criticizes My Slate Piece on McCutcheon
She concludes about my Slate piece:
Having set out those 3 subtle/dramatic things, Hasen tells his readers not to be “fooled by Roberts’ supposed restraint.” I don’t think Roberts is trying to “fool” anyone, and the modest framing of… Continue reading
“How McCutcheon Could Come Back to Haunt the Republican Party”
Peter Beinart writes for The Atlantic.
“Legal victory for big-money campaign donors to be felt in states, courts”
Kevin Bogardus Leaves Lobbying Beat
A loss for all who follow money and politics. But a gain for Greenwire!
Kevin has been one of the very best reporters covering lobbying.He was at The Hill.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert/Emily Bazelon Cover McCutcheon
David Brooks on McCutcheon
He seems to get the less gridlock point. Not so much the more corruption part.
“More than a dozen states could throw out donation caps after McCutcheon ruling”
“Center Demands FEC Release Counsel’s Report”
Press release: “The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today announced it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) seeking a controversial agency document related to a complaint against Crossroads GPS that… Continue reading
Collins and Skover’s E-Book on McCutcheon is Now Available for Download
Amazon:
When Money Speaks: The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment (SCOTUS Books-in-Brief) [Kindle Edition]
Ronald Collins (Author), David Skover (Author)
I hope to read it this weekend.
It’s about time someone wrote a book on the… Continue reading
“A history of campaign finance reform — from George Washington to Shaun McCutcheon”
Live Blog of Valpo Money and Politics Conference
Following up on this post about Friday’s Valpo conference, they will be live blogging the action all day at http://blogs.valpo.edu/moneypolitics/.
“Rerouting the flow of ‘dark money’ into political campaign”
Heather Gerken, Wade Gibson, and Webb Lyons have written this WaPo oped. A snippet:
Unless and until Congress and the Supreme Court fundamentally change the regulatory environment, proposals like the IRS’s won’t stop the flow of money; they’ll just… Continue reading