20 Oct

Democrat David Trone and Republican Amie Hoeber are vying for the 6th District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. John Delaney. Mark Epstein, a telecommunications executive married to District 6 Republican congressional nominee Amie Hoeber, in recent weeks has made a total of $1.Source: Amie Hoeber’s Husband Pumps Another $1.2M Into ‘Super PACs’ Supporting Her Candidacy...

21:56 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / super pac / vblog / y class
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18 Oct

Weeks away from his own election, the 2012 GOP standard bearer is using his clout to help embattled Republicans in the midterms. A sleepy Utah Senate race was always a small playing field for a former presidential nominee. Now, Mitt Romney is going national again.Source: Mitt makes his move...

15:02 / 2018 / romney / vblog
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18 Oct

Over just two weeks in September, a limited-liability company calling itself “News for Democracy” spent almost $400,000 on more than 16 million impressions for a network of 14 Facebook pages that hadn’t existed until August.Source: The Secretive Organization Quietly Spending Millions on Facebook Political Ads...

06:12 / 2018 / Campaign Finance / Technology / vblog
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17 Oct

The period of increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and relative power of state and federal judges, including Justices of the United States Supreme Court.Source: Revised Version of My Forthcoming Paper, “Polarization and the Judiciary,” Now Current Through Kavanaugh Nomination...

18:22 / judiciary / politics / vblog
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17 Oct

The Supreme Court will settle a dispute over a video that aired on a New York City public access television channel that could have ramifications for social media and public radio stations. On Friday, the Justices said they would accept Manhattan Community Access Corp. v.Source: Supreme Court takes public access TV case with bigger implications...

18:22 / First Amendment / Free Speech / supreme court / Technology / vblog
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