Donald Trump’s critics say his defense of hush payments to women who claim to have had sex with him betrays a misunderstanding of campaign finance law. If so, it is hard to see how the president could have “knowingly and willfully” violated the law, as required for a criminal conviction.Source: Campaign-finance laws are hopelessly confusing when it comes to hush...
Bruce Cain and I are very happy with the two panels we’ve put together for this year’s annual meeting on behalf of the Law and Political Process Study Group: California Election Reform: Has It Improved Representation and Participation? Fri, August 31, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Marriott, OrleansSessiSource: APSA Panels from Law and Political Process Study Group on California Election Reform and...
White House counsel Donald McGahn, who has led the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape the judiciary while confronting turmoil in the West Wing surrounding the ongoing special counsel probe, will leave his post in the coming weeks, President Trump announced Wednesday.Source: Trump says White House Counsel Donald McGahn will leave his job in the fall...
Since Sen. John McCain’s passing Sunday, many are reflecting on the legacies of his decorated careers as a Navy officer and politician. McCain served as a Republican senator for Arizona for over 30 years.Source: The legacy and impact of McCain-Feingold...
Bradley Smith on Michael Cohen's Plea Deal and Campaign Finance LawsFormer Federal Elections Commission Chair Bradley Smith talked about his op-ed in the Washington Post that questions if payments made to women by President Trump’s attorney are in violation of campaign finance laws. He spoke via video link from Columbus, Ohio. Source: Washington Journal...
Brendan Quinn is OpenSecrets outreach and social media manager. He spends most of his time playing with election forecasts, that is, when there isn't a dog around to distract him.Source: August 28th primary results: In most cases, leading fundraisers also lead the vote count...
Kaitlin Washburn joined CRP as a fall reporting intern in August 2018. She is in her senior year at the Missouri School of Journalism where she studies investigative journalism. For two years, she's worked as a researcher for Investigative Reporters and Editors.Source: What is the Congressional Leadership Fund?...
In a case with potentially national implications both short term and long, a three judge district court in North Carolina has held that the congressional redistricting plan—put in place after North Carolina’s districts last time were found to be a racial gerrymander—are an unconstitutional paSource: BREAKING : Divided Three Judge Court Holds North Carolina Congressional Redistricting an Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander,...
President Trump will nominate Arizona Magistrate Judge Bridget Shelton Bade for an open position on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the White House said Monday.Source: Trump picks 9th Circuit nominee for Arizona seat...
For much of his career John McCain fought to control unregulated money in politics and helped author the McCain-Feingold reform act.Source: McCain's Impact On Campaign Finance...
