The Supreme Court released its opinion in Caperton v. Massey today and there is already a lot of analysis. What does the opinion mean for the future of campaign finance jurisprudence? Rick Hasen writes: One of the most interesting subtexts of the decisions in this case is the role of campaign finance. Justice Kennedy, of course, has […]
Month: June 2009
Political Campaigns and Trends in Internet Advertising
Internet advertising spending has dropped for the first time since 2002, according to this Media Life story. Could this mean that campaigns will also lower their spending on internet ads? Probably not, given the relatively small percentage of spending on internet ads of even the biggest campaigns.
The Lobbyist Gift Ban, It Turns Out Not So Much
USAT looked at some lobbyist disclosure reports and discusses the so-called lobbyist gift ban.