Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…
Dear Commissioners: We are writing this letter as individuals who, in various capacities but over many years, have experience with the interpretation and administration of ...
Justice Kennedy wrote in the Citizens United majority opinion: “The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance ...
Citizens United filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado challenging the application of Colorado’s campaign finance regulatory regime ...
In October of 2013 Wisconsin prosecutors, using the state’s John Doe statute that bars subpoena targets from disclosing the contents of the subpoena’s, launched ...
The Center for Competitive Politics filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Colorado think tank saying that state campaign finance disclosure laws are unconstitutional ...
Can a think tank run ads advocating for public policy without first disclosing its donors to the federal government? That is the question at ...
The Center for Political Accountability (CPA) tells us that they are “the only group directly engaging companies to improve disclosure and oversight of their ...
This is the second in a series of posts analyzing the language used in debates about campaign finance laws and regulations. Supporters of increased ...
In the Washington Post, political science professors Bertram J. Levine and Michael Johnston offer a somewhat unusual proposal for reforming campaign finance disclosure laws: ...
Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts is conflicted about trends in the state’s August 26 primary. On the one hand, she is dismayed that “Already, ...