The FEC, LLCs, and Political Contribution Disclosure

April 16, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Recently, there’s been a flap at the FEC about whether the Commission should have found certain actors were in violation of the laws governing ...

The Future and Past of the IRS Scandal

April 15, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

  What is the Future of political activism at the IRS and the Department of Justice? That question kicked off a lively panel discussion ...

LLCs and Politics at the FEC

April 12, 2016   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Recently, and to significant commentary, the Federal Election Commission released dueling statements explaining the Commission’s decision not to pursue complaints brought by the Campaign ...

How to Use Campaign Finance Data to Mislead the Public

April 9, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

Corporations are “distorting our democracy” – at least according to activists Bruce F. Freed and Marian Currinder, writing in U.S. News and World Report. ...

Too Much Disclosure Misinforms Voters

April 7, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

A trio of news stories from the past few weeks illustrates how too much disclosure information can mislead the voters it is supposed to ...

“Reformers” Can’t Decide Which Election Money Is Buying

March 1, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders and the flops of the Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Rick Perry campaigns illustrate, yet again, ...

The Story of Stupid Campaign Finance Laws: A Tale of Sanders’ Donors

February 25, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

On February 11, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent a “preliminary review” to Bernie Sanders’ campaign detailing the many ways the campaign had failed ...

Victory in SBA List v. Driehaus

February 24, 2016   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a wise decision today in striking down Ohio’s false statement law statute in Susan B. Anthony ...

Did Crossroads GPS “Bamboozle” the IRS?

February 23, 2016   •  By Barnaby Zall   •  ,

Would you let Lois Lerner decide if your nonprofit organization deserved a tax exemption? The answer may depend on whether you recognize the woman ...

Larry Lessig and the Barriers to Political Campaigning

February 1, 2016   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

“We’ve now created the green primary, where only the funders get to vote and they vote on who will have the money necessary to ...

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