(Reuters) - The Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a libertarian nonprofit founded by Charles and David Koch, filed a petition this week at the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a 2018 ruling by the 9th U.S.Source: Koch-founded charity asks for Supreme Court help to keep donor list secret...
The blame lies not with Russian hackers but with the presidential candidates and the federal government. Dr. Primo is a political scientist.Source: Personal Data About Small-Donor Democrats Is All Over the Internet...
Joaquin Castro’s irresponsible doxing remind us: Politicians should not have access to the names, addresses, and employers of their political opponents. In deciding to tweet out the names and occupations of max-level donors to the Trump campaign, Representative Joaquin Castro (D.Source: We Need Donor-Privacy Legislation Now...
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted out the names and employers of 44 Trump donors living in San Antonio on Tuesday. “Sad to see so many San Antonians as 2019 maximum donors to Donald Trump,” he added.Source: Shaming of Trump donors shows danger of liberal campaign finance rules...
A new bill introduced in California by Assemblyman James Gallagher, R - Yuba City, would increase transparency into campaign finance records at the local level by requiring local election officials to post campaign finance records online within 48 hours of filing deadlines.Source: MapLight President Testifies in Favor of Bill to Increase Local Campaign Finance Transparency...
In a time of deafening media noise, momentous revelations slip through unnoticed, none more explosive than a recent report under the venerable Atlantic Council's auspices. The subject concerns foreign dark money insidiously influencing our elections. And it's a rock-hard stick of dynamite.Source: The Latest Bombshell: How Dark Money From Hostile States Has Entered Our Elections...
To subscribe to the monthly C&E email newsletter and event announcements click here. As lawmakers across the country move to regulate online advertising at the state level, strategists are increasingly concerned about the impact such laws will have on digital advertising campaigns.Source: As States Move to Regulate Digital Ads, Consultants Warn of Unintended Consequences...
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Last year, amid the outcry over Russian online operations during the 2016 election, the Maryland legislature reacted by passing a law imposing disclosure and compliance burdens on social media providers and newspapers that accept online advertising.Source: Judge Blocks Maryland Law On Political Ads...
The companies acted under threats of federal regulation after reports that Russian operatives bought politically divisive social media ads under fake names.Source: Facebook, Google and Twitter shine light on campaign ads — but only so far...
