Last summer, we hailed a decade of progress opening up Congressional data to the public and praised Congress and Speaker Ryan for committing to making deliberative decisions more transparent online. This morning, we are faced with the U.S.Source: Congress should honor its commitments to transparency...
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has announced a six-figure campaign for a package of advertisements supporting important Republican agenda items shaping the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's administration. The package of ads will air in 2018 battleground states.Source: GOP Rolls Out Paid Digital Ad Campaign Backing Republican Agenda...
NASS on Facebook will provide the latest conference info and more. MyEvents2Go is a free app available for Android, Apple and Windows operating systems. Use NASS17W in app to find info for the NASS Winter 2017 Conference.Source: Briefing Cybersecurity Election 2016 Facts and Findings...
As most any law student can tell you, “strict scrutiny” is the toughest standard of judicial review in federal court. Normally, it applies whenever the government seeks to place limits on the exercise of a “fundamental right.Source: Senator Klobuchar on Campaign Finance: An Admission Against Interest?...
Rick Hasen thinks that Judge Gorsuch “misstates” the holding of Citizens United v. FEC in his Senate testimony, when he states: Derek Muller disagrees.Source: Hasen on Gorsuch on Citizens United...
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold edged back into the political sphere Wednesday, announcing he is launching a group that will advocate abolishing the Electoral College.The group, LegitAction, also will focus on voting rights, campaign finance reform and “protecting the independence and credibility of” the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a statement.Source: Russ Feingold launches new group aimed at ending Electoral...
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...
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...
