Daily Media Links 12/9: Inside the Koch Data Mine, The Special Powers of Super PACS, and Not Just for Federal Elections, and more…

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December 9, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Politicker NJ: D.C. case could reverberate in New Jersey By Jeff Brindle Laura Holmes and Paul Jost, with the backing of ...

Daily Media Links 12/8: Here are the government agencies that get sworn at the most, A Pro-Clinton ‘Super PAC,’ Ready for Hillary, Is in Debt, and more…

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December 8, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News NY Post: Hillary’s hummus   Editorial Bradley A. Smith, chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, says that while this may ...

Daily Media Links 12/5: The Bright Line Project, The IRS, and The Question of “Issue Ads,” Democracy Alliance Pledges to Keep Donors Secret, and more…

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December 5, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News NY Post: The Times’ tall tale of ‘dark money’  By Scott Blackburn Then there’s the mind-boggling statistic that “dark money” paid ...

Daily Media Links 12/4: Can political groups raise money for the mere idea of a woman president?, Facebook doesn’t transform free speech into a lesser right, and more…

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December 4, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Chamber of Commerce: Why Free Enterprise Needs Free Speech  By Sean Hackbarth In 2014, free speech has been under attack, especially ...

Daily Media Links 12/3: Left’s latest assault on First Amendment nothing new, The Limits of Legislative Transparency, and more…

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December 3, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Cato: Mayday PAC’s Missteps Lawrence Lessig’s Mayday PAC was supposed to bring about the end of superPACs. Instead, it may have ...

Daily Media Links 12/2: The Sons (and Daughters) of Donors Also Rise, Clamor Rises to Rewrite the U.S. Constitution, and more…

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December 2, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

Independent Groups   Politico: The sons (and daughters) of donors also rise   By Kenneth P. Vogel “When they lost those two donors last year, ...

Daily Media Links 12/1: ‘Lost’ IRS Emails Found, A Facebook Change Makes It Harder for Political Campaigns to See Your Friends, Ethics panel again defers to Justice on Rep. Grimm, and more…

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December 1, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Boston Globe: A post-campaign super PAC fight   By Felice Belman Remember the Mayday PAC, the super PAC created to put ...

Daily Media Links 11/26: Ready For Hillary Faces Legal Minefield, No opponent? No problem when it comes to public campaign finance cash, and more…

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November 26, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News LA Times: Judge to elections officials: Reveal sources of campaign spending By Joseph Tanfani Conservative legal organizations argue it’s wrong for ...

Daily Media Links 11/25: Democratic group to file complaint against GOP for ‘secret’ Twitter accounts, Republicans Withdraw From Challenge To Ban on ‘Soft Money’ Gifts to Parties, and more…

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November 25, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Daily Caller: CLAIM: Harvard Prof Who Raised Millions For Stricter Campaign Finance Laws BROKE EXISTING LAWS  By Eric Owens But embrace this irony: ...

Daily Media Links 10/31: The S.E.C. and Political Spending, Wisconsin election board attorney asks federal judge to dismiss campaign coordination lawsuit, and more…

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October 31, 2014   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

In the News Journal Sentinel: Judge hears arguments in campaign coordination case  By Bruce Vielmetti  A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments about whether ...

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