MCCUTCHEON TODAY?  SCOTUSBlog.  “On both Tuesday and Wednesday we expect one or more opinions in argued cases; we will begin live blogging at 9:45 a.m. each day.”

HOUSE OF CARDS, MONEY AND POLITICS.  Spoiler alert!  Politico. “But when it comes to accurately depicting the ebb and flow of money in politics, the Netflix hit drama gets two thumbs down.”  I’m still on season one.

SUPER PAC DONOR ASK.  WP.  “Leaders of Priorities USA Action, the Democratic super PAC mobilizing for the 2016 White House race, are urging the group’s donors to devote their resources in the coming year to two congressional super PACS, underscoring the close alignment between the super PACs on the left.”

FIGURE LEAVES JAIL.  NBCSanDiego.com.  “The Mexican multi-millionaire accused of funneling thousands of dollars into San Diego political campaigns has been released from jail.”

SHERMAN ON HASEN ON REFORM.  WP.  “Rather than restricting peaceful political activity by private citizens, we need to have a serious conversation about restoring meaningful constitutional limits on the government’s power to hand out favors.”

GRASSLEY GRILLS.  Quad-City Times.  “U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is among a group of Senate Republicans questioning the FBI over criminal charges brought against conservative writer Dinesh D’Souza in a campaign finance case.”

INVESTING CAMPAIGN FUNDS.  OCRegister.com.  “There are no rules prohibiting investing campaign funds, according to the FEC and House Ethics Committee. So why doesn’t everyone do it?”

CA:  ON THE VERGE.  Sacramento Bee.  “A pair of bills requiring greater transparency from electioneering nonprofits are one step away from Gov. Jerry Brown.”

NJ:  PAY TO PLAY REFORMS.  NJ.com.  “The county’s legislative board on Wednesday passed a pay-to-play bill that will drastically lower the amount of money county contractors can contribute to county political parties.”

NY:  MATCHING FUND AD.  NYDN.  “The 30-second spot, which uses a dilapidated Statue of Liberty as a metaphor for the need to limit the influence of big money on the state’s ‘broken, corroded, polluted’ campaign finance system, airs in the Buffalo, Hudson Valley, Long Island, Albany, and New York City markets and on online.”

UT:  FINES BILL MOVING.  Deseret News.  “State lawmakers who fail to report campaign contributions on time might have to pay fines.”

HAVE A GREAT DAY.