“More than Corruption Threatens the Integrity of Our Democracy”
Adam Lioz writes for TAP.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
“Erring on the Side of Shady: How Calling Out ‘Lobbyists’ Drove Them Underground”
Tim LaPira blogs at Sunlight.
“Up Next? Ban or Corporate Political Donations”
“Is Motive Relevant to Lobbying”
This item appears at City Ethics.
“Lobbyists Groan as Fundraising Cap Falls”
First McCutcheon Roundup
Regular readers probably realized that I was blogging much less today than usual on a Supreme Court election law decision day. That was part because of some personal commitments this morning and partly because I was the keynote speaker today… Continue reading
When the Carpet Doesn’t Match the Drapes
Warning: this isn’t a McCutcheon reaction (though I’ve got one of those).
The National Review Online has today’s latest entry into the litany of voter fraud reports in which the story doesn’t actually support the headline.
The headline says:… Continue reading
Legal Experts Weigh in on McCutcheon
The Wall Street Journal’s online blog has posted initial reactions to the decision here. Here is my contribution:
The inevitable sky-is-falling reactions that will surely greet this 5-4 decision in many quarters are likely to be wrong. First, the… Continue reading
“Die Another Day: The Supreme Court takes a big step closer to gutting the last bits of campaign finance reform.”
I have written this piece for Slate on today’s stealthily audacious opinion in McCutcheon. A snippet:
But this is nevertheless a subtly awful decision. It is true that Roberts sidestepped today the question of whether to apply “strict scrutiny” of… Continue reading
Breaking News: McCutcheon Decided, 5-4 Striking Down Aggregate Limits
You can access the opinion here.
My analysis will appear at Slate. I’ve been out of pocket, so I’m just starting to read now.
“CREW scores major FOIA win in Tom DeLay case”
“Bombshell Corruption Case Shines Merciless Light On How Politicians Raise Money”
Paul Blumenthal:
California state Sen. Leland Yee, a Democrat running for secretary of state, was arrested March 26 as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into a San Francisco-based Chinese tong and charged with public corruption and arms trafficking.… Continue reading
“Court: DOJ Failed to Justify Withholding DeLay Documents”
BLT:
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot categorically refuse to release documents about the FBI’s investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Tuesday.
The FBI never acknowledged it was investigating… Continue reading
11th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Holds Florida’s 2012 Voter Purge Looking for Non-Citizens Violated the NVRA
Arcia v. Fl. Sec of State majority opinion concludes:
In closing, we emphasize that our interpretation of the 90 Day Provision [of the NRVA] does not in any way handcuff a state from using its resources to ensure that non-citizens… Continue reading