A senior staff member for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used a private email account five years ago to set up meetings on climate change with prominent environmental groups.Source: EXCLUSIVE: NY AG’s Private Email History Raises Questions About Anti-Exxon Campaign...
Gorsuch is a refreshing departure from that trend. He has eagerly and substantively participated in the national debate over some of our most sensitive issues.Every president and senator has expressed a commitment to placing the best and the brightest on the court, though few seem to agree on the qualitative measures for such nominees. Historically, the record is not encouraging....
The Supreme Court has long upheld the constitutionality of requiring disclosure of the money behind elections, lobbying, and many political activities. In the 1976 Buckley v.Source: Will Gorsuch Break With Scalia, Providing 2d (or 3d) Vote To Allow Flood of Undisclosed Money in Elections?...
The head of the Federal Election Commission has accused President Trump of threatening democracy with his unproven allegations of voter fraud and asked him to show his evidence if he has any.Source: Federal elections commissioner wants Trump to back up his allegations of voter fraud...
Does Judge Gorsuch believe restrictions on corporate campaign contributions prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption?Corporations have been barred from using funds from their general treasuries to make campaign contributions to candidates and party committees in federal elections since 1907, and the law has been repeatedly upheld by the Supreme Court. If Judge Gorsuch believes in dismantling the corporate contribution...
Democrats and progressives are losing their minds over President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. One left-wing advocacy group released a video titled "3 Reasons to Fear Judge Gorsuch.Source: The truth about Gorsuch's record on 'money in politics'...
U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking to revise federal law to require that all campaign contributions of $1,000 or more be disclosed with the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours.Source: Sen. Angus King seeks greater transparency for political contributions...
The pro-Trump Great America Alliance is launching a multimillion-dollar ad buy Wednesday boosting Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination in five states. Great America Alliance, the offspring of the Great America PAC that boosted President Trump during the 2016 campaign, will spend $3.Source: Pro-Trump group launches ad buy boosting Gorsuch in 5 states...
Nonprofit VOTE and the U.S. Elections Project are excited to release “America Goes to The Polls,” a report that ranks all 50 states in voter turnout for the 2016 election and identifies policies that help contribute to higher turnout.Source: America Goes to the Polls 2016...
