The New York Times A Senator Fights Back It is dangerous to challenge the funnel cloud of corporate and right-wing political advertising this year, but Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, has decided to fight back. She is running commercials that talk directly about the ads trying to prevent her re-election. “They’re not from around […]
On March 30, 2012, the district court in Washington DC struck down an FEC regulation adopted in 2007 that limits disclosure of donors to groups that make “electioneering communications” – broadcast ads that refer to federal candidates in the pre-election period. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought last year by Rep. Chris Van Hollen […]
The Washington Post Most independent ads for 2012 election are from groups that don’t disclose donors By Dan Eggen– Nearly all of the independent advertising aired for the 2012 general-election campaign has come from interest groups that do not disclose their donors, suggesting that much of the political spending over the next six months will […]
Super PACs, Corruption and Democracy Americans’ Attitudes about the Influence of Super PAC Spending on Government and the Implications for our Democracy Download the Summary [pdf] Download the Appendix [pdf] Summary A recent national survey conducted on behalf of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law demonstrates that the spending of Super […]
Reform Groups Letter on Electronic Campaign Disclosure for Senate 4 20 2012.doc
In a letter sent to the IRS today, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center again called on the agency “to investigate and take appropriate enforcement action against Crossroads GPS regarding its claimed status as a section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt ‘social welfare’ organization.” Crossroads GPS is the brainchild of long-time Republican party operative Karl Rove. The […]
IRS Second Letter on Crossroads GPS 4 17 12.pdf
Crossroads GPS, the brainchild of Republican operative Karl Rove, and a group that claims tax-exempt status as a section 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization, reportedly received a secret contribution of $10 million dollars to spend on ads attacking President Obama. According to an April 13 article in The Washington Post: An anonymous donor has given $10 […]
Following is a piece by Lyle Denniston, entitled “Constitution Check: Would the Supreme Court uphold a ban on Super PACs closely linked to candidates?” which was published on the Constitution Daily blog. According to Constitution Daily, “Lyle Denniston is the National Constitution Center’s Adviser on Constitutional Literacy. He has reported on the Supreme Court for […]
In an April 8, 2012 blog post, Judge Richard Posner has called into question the controversial Supreme Court decision in Citizens United. Judge Posner is a widely-recognized conservative Judge and former Chief Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. A 2004 poll by Legal Affairs magazine named Judge Posner as one of […]
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