Month: May 2019

MONEY HELP. WFB. “Congressional candidate Dan McCready (D.) publicly denounced dark money in the 2018 election cycle while a dark money group was spending nearly $1 million to defeat McCready’s opponent in a North Carolina House race at the same time.” GROUP TARGETS SENATOR. RC. “The Democratically-aligned group End Citizens United on Tuesday launched a […]

SUPREMES WON’T HEAR CHALLENGE. ML. “The court on Monday announced without comment that it will not take up 1A Auto v. Michael Sullivan, a lawsuit that challenged the state’s ban on corporate campaign contributions.” LAST WEEK AT THE FEC. It was another busy one and a summary of agency actions is online here. ELECTION LAW […]

RAPPER CHARGED. CBS. “One of the founding members of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees has been charged in a campaign finance conspiracy that took place during the 2012 presidential election, the Justice Department said Friday.” PRIVACY AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. RCP. “HR1 requires so much disclosure of funding sources that, critics say, far from rendering […]