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Daily Media Links 6/16: Why exempt the media?, What Happens When a Random Citizen Becomes a California Legislator?, and more…

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June 16, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Tip of the Hat: Calling the Media Exemption into Question Luke Wachob You are not granted special rights because you believe your speech ...

Daily Media Links 6/15: State and local bills try to rein in political spending, Russ Feingold Proposes Anti-Super PAC Pledge In Wisconsin Senate Race, and more…

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June 15, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Campaign Finance Politico: State and local bills try to rein in political spending Tarini Parti From the conservative statehouse in Texas to the liberal ...

Daily Media Links 6/12: Working toward a fair, fast FEC, Political Consultant To Be Sentenced For Violating Campaign Finance Law, and more…

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June 12, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Orlando Sentinel: Campaigns, however annoying, serve a higher importance Allen Dickerson But for all our love of elections, the business of ...

Daily Media Links 6/11: Coal Town Liquor Stores Pull Craft Brews Over Support for Green Group, Fixing the FEC, and more…

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June 11, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: IRS review of nonprofits and advocacy (LTE) Allen Dickerson While the law says that such nonprofits must be operated ...

Daily Media Links 6/10: FEC members attempt to curb donations, State leaders seek to shine light on election spending, and more…

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June 10, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News USA Today: The IRS can still silence political dissent Allison R. Hayward Two years ago, Lois Lerner of the IRS revealed ...

Daily Media Links 6/9: The returns are in: 2016 will be the Form 990 election, Misconceptions About the Citizens United Ruling, and more…

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June 9, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Sacramento Bee: Demand for nonprofits’ donor lists violates First Amendment David Keating The Supreme Court has – for nearly 60 years ...

Daily Media Links 6/8: Crossroads GPS to defend nonprofit status in court, Are Dems at the FEC Trying to Stop the ‘Stop Hillary’ PAC, and more…

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June 8, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: The Super PAC Minuet George Will Super PACs are the result of these decisions — and of the reformers’ ...

Daily Media Links 6/5: Democrats’ Supreme Court Litmus Test: Citizens United, We are becoming less and less interested in campaign launches, and more…

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June 5, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP The Presumption of Free Anonymous Speech Scott Blackburn Public Citizen is exactly right. The right to speak without identifying oneself is an important ...

Daily Media Links 6/4: Authorities unlikely to stop 2016 election fundraising free-for-all, The murky (and apparently widespread) use of license plates as political favors, and more…

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June 4, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Campaign Finance Reuters: Authorities unlikely to stop 2016 election fundraising free-for-all Michelle Conlin and Emily Flitter “The fact that the FEC is neutered is ...

Daily Media Links 6/2: The coming revolution in campaign communication, PACs promote Sanders, whether he likes it or not, and more…

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June 2, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Trading Secrets: Court Affirms California Attorney General’s Demand for Confidential Donor List Seyfarth Shaw LLP The recent Center for Competitive Politics ...

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