Monthly Archives: October 2015
“Million-Dollar Donors in the 2016 Presidential Race”
NYT has the list, which includes 10 corporations and other non-human entities.
Just as billionaires have become much less reluctant to spend their personal fortunes in campaigns, corporations are becoming more comfortable with becoming super pac donors.
“We Were Sued by a Billionaire Political Donor. We Won. Here’s What Happened”
Mother Jones:
TODAY WE ARE happy to announce a monumental legal victory for Mother Jones: A judge in Idaho has ruled in our favor on all claims in a defamation case filed by a major Republican donor, Frank VanderSloot,… Continue reading
“Watchdogs Urge Court to Review Partisan Impact of Virginia’s Proposed Remedial Redistricting Plans”
See this press release.
Marc Elias on Twitter: “I love this brief! Claims my client’s plan is a GOP partisan gerrymander. Been accused of lots, but this is a first!”
“Jeb Bush Is Completely Wrong About the Voting Rights Act”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“10th Circuit: Do Voters Really Need Political Spending Disclosure”
Peg Perl writes for Harvard Law and Policy Review.
“Two Socialist Party Candidates Sue California to Have Party Label on Ballot”
“How Dodd-Frank Hurts Governors in the Money Primary”
Gary Sernovitz in the New Yorker.
His suggestion in the final paragraph that reversing Citizens United would fix things is wrong. It would take a reversal of SpeechNow etc.
What Did Jeb Bush Mean in His Comments About Not “Reauthorizing” the Voting Rights Act?
It is hard to know exactly what to make of Jeb Bush’s comments.
According to this video from an Q and A with Jeb Bush, the exchange went like this (my transcription):
Questioner: Where do you stand on the Voting… Continue reading
“Anonymous donors send millions to pro-Rubio group”
Correction of the Day
NYT on why Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House speaker includes this correction:
Correction: October 7, 2015
An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to how frequently the House speaker typically travels to raise money. It is three… Continue reading
“Group: IRS should probe pro-Schuette spending”
Detroit Free Press:
A national watchdog group is calling for an investigation into a tax-exempt Michigan political organization, saying it has spent millions on TV ads featuring Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, targeting his opponents, but failing to disclose… Continue reading
Bauer on Wertheimer on “Chaos” in Campaign Finance
Here.
“Online voter registration opens up access, but not always for all; States working to make sure sites are accessible for all”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.