SUPER PACS AND 14. The Hill. “The heads of the outside spending groups that pumped more than $1 billion into the 2012 election are already making plans for 2014.” TOMORROW’S FEC MEETING. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. LOBBYIST LOAN TO KELLEY’S SISTER. Story here. “Deep in the story is […]
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Tuesday’s political law links (11/13/12)
WHAT 12 MEANS. The Times. “While the outcome of the 2012 elections dealt a blow to the wealthy donors who poured several hundred million dollars into groups seeking to defeat Mr. Obama, the president’s re-election does not presage a repudiation of the deregulated campaign financing unleashed by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Instead, […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Thurs., 11/8/12)
CU IMPACT QUESTIONS. Thompson-Reuters. “Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s unleashing of corporate campaign spending in its 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, big business does not seem to be able to buy elections. That conclusion contradicts the doomsday predictions that followed Citizens United and the 2010 campaign cycle.” DEAD OCE? Roll Call. […]