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Daily Media Links 1/30: Online Political Ads Have Been Slow to Catch On as TV Reigns, 6 Days That Felled Sheldon Silver, the Speaker Who Ruled Albany for Decades, and more…

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January 30, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

IRS NY Post: ABCs of IRS mess: Justice Department is tainted, too  By Micah Morrison At her confirmation hearings Wednesday, Loretta Lynch said she’s only ...

Daily Media Links 1/29: GOP Plans Bill to Halt Proposed IRS Rules on Tax-Exempt Groups, NY Assembly Considers Rewriting Rules After Speaker’s Arrest, and more…

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January 29, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CFIF: Political Speech Rights Scott Blackburn, Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Politics, discusses the effects of campaign-finance regulations on free political speech ...

Daily Media Links 1/28: Liberal campaign finance reform group files faulty disclosures, risks federal audit, Anti-Disclosure Backlash Carries Risks for GOP, and more…

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January 28, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

MayDay PAC   Washington Examiner: Liberal campaign finance reform group files faulty disclosures, risks federal audit  By Luke Rosiak Each of the letters scolds: ...

Daily Media Links 1/27: Koch-backed network aims to spend nearly $1 billion on 2016 elections, K Street’s Glorious Restoration, and more…

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January 27, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Video: Event: Citizens United v. FEC after Five Years   The Story Behind the Lawsuit The Impact on Parties in the Age of Citizens United: Are ...

Daily Media Links 1/26: Bipartisan group of campaign finance experts urge FEC to improve forms, President Wrong on Citizens United, and more…

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January 26, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: How a political opinion cost a D.C. activist $2,000   By Eric Wang Civic-minded citizens of the District: Think ...

Daily Media Links 1/23: Legally accurate protest chants against Citizens United, How Citizens United is — and isn’t — to blame for the dark money President Obama hates so much, and more…

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January 23, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Washington Examiner: Citizens United: It’s about free speech  By Scott Blackburn This week marks the fifth anniversary of Citizens United — the most ...

Daily Media Links 1/22: ‘Citizens United’ misunderstood, President Obama Issues False Statement on Citizens United, ‘A Better Politics’ Or Not, and more…

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January 22, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News The Hill: Bringing political parties up to speed  By Luke Wachob Our democracy is being flooded – with bad punditry. When news ...

Daily Media Links 1/21: Ex-McConnell Aide Launches GOP Senate Super PAC, Supreme Court Divided Over Judicial Candidate Campaign Donations, and more…

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January 21, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News News Telegram: Reforming contribution limits  By Scott Blackburn In November, the State House saw two incumbent members lose their election, the ...

Daily Media Links 1/20: Tying Up the First Amendment With Red Tape, Supreme Court to Review Bans on Solicitations in Judge Races, and more…

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January 20, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Reuters: Citizens United gives freedom of speech back to the people  By Bradley A. Smith  It’s not merely that dire predictions ...

Daily Media Links 1/16: Campaign Finance and Citizens United Ruling, How public funding of elections makes politics even more polarized, and more…

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January 16, 2015   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

CCP Brad Smith’s Comments on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Response to McCutcheon v. FEC  The Commission should also review the limitations on corporate ...

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