Monthly Archives: January 2015
“5 Years After ‘Citizens United,’ SuperPACs Continue To Grow”
Peter Overby reports for NPR.
“In campaign finance case, city to argue against its own rules”
Houston Chronicle: “City officials will argue that the city’s election ordinance is unconstitutional as part of a strategy to strengthen their position in a lawsuit that could shape the early stages of this year’s mayor’s race.”
“Watchdogs Urge New Jersey Ethics Commission to Investigate Gov. Christie’s Free Flights & Tickets to Cowboys Games”
“Selma recollections from one who was there”
“Blackmailing Scalise”
Roger Clegg fights back against attempts to use the Scalise controversy to reinvigorate the attempts to fix and amend the Voting Rights Act.
“No, national vote shares don’t much matter for the Senate. But the House is different.”
“Liberal ‘dark money’ group could face IRS fine”
“Court Coy on Marriage; Rebuffs Political Money Appeals”
Marcia Coyle reports for the NLJ.
“High Court Won’t Eye Challenges To Federal, State PAC Regulations”
Bloomberg BNA:
The Supreme Court has let stand federal and state rules for political action committees, which faced new challenges in the wake of recent court decisions that rolled back other campaign finance regulations.
The move made it less… Continue reading
“26 voted twice in November but only counted once”
News from Ohio:
At least 26 Hamilton County voters cast two ballots in the November election, but no extra votes were actually counted.
Elections officials say they caught the double votes and are investigating why they happened. If voters… Continue reading
“California launches ethics inquiry of NOM and its major donors”
Breaking: SCOTUS Denies Review in Campaign Finance Case Approving Some Limits on Independent Expenditures
This morning the Supreme Court denied cert. in Vermont Right to Life v. Sorrell, out of the Second Circuit. I thought there was a reasonable chance the Court would take the case. Here is how I described the Second… Continue reading
“Blue Billionaires on Top”
Politico:
The 100 biggest donors of 2014 gave nearly $174 million to Democrats, compared to more than $140 million to Republicans, according to a POLITICO analysis of reports filed with the Federal Election Commission and Internal Revenue Service….Of course, that… Continue reading