US News: 2010 Set Campaign Spending Records
The 2010 midterm elections had a record-setting $4 billion price tag January 7, 2011- Even with its byzantine rules and dry legal terminology, campaign finance was a hot topic from…
MSNBC: How Wall St. execs bankrolled GOP victory
Hedge fund moguls donated $10 million, gained key House allies to head off financial reforms January 5, 2011: A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million…
Huffington Post: 2010 “Person” of the Year: The U.S. Supreme Court
December 31, 2010: It's difficult to look beyond the tumult of current events and ask, "what happened this year that will be remembered ten, twenty, or fifty years from now?"…
Huffington Post: Outgoing Democratic Congressman John Hall Warns Citizens United Could Lead To ‘Fascism’
December 29, 2010: Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.), who is leaving Capitol Hill after being defeated by Republican challenger Nan Hayworth, recently warned that with the massive changes to campaign finance…
CREW: FEC Commissioners Are Actors Impersonating Public Servants
December 15, 2010- Despite being tasked with monitoring an election cycle in which $4 billion was spent, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) obtained penalties in only 34 cases, 86 percent…
Huffington Post: Former Justices Stevens & O’Connor Reject ‘Citizens United’ Ruling
Decmeber 19, 2010- Former Supreme Court Justices John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor recently appeared to come to a similar conclusion about the majority decision reached by their former…
NYT: Justices Offer Receptive Ear to Business Interests
December 18, 2010- Almost 40 years ago, a Virginia lawyer named Lewis F. Powell Jr. warned that the nation’s free enterprise system was under attack. He urged the U.S. Chamber…
NYC Public Advocate de Blasio Releases Report on Impact of Citizens United on 2010 Election
December 10, 2010- Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today released a comprehensive report analyzing the broad impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling in the 2010 election cycle. The…
Mayor Bloomberg: Nonpartisan Redistricting Would Increase Competition, Choice & Accountability for New Yorkers
December 13, 2010- Mayor Bloomberg today released a report showing that nonpartisan reforms to the redistricting process can increase the competitiveness of legislative elections at the state and federal level.…
LA Times: Election tone was anti-incumbent, but old pros handled the cash
Most went for a war on the airwaves, consultants say, making TV stations big winners. November 27, 2010- Anti-incumbent anger and "tea party" conservatives may have set the tone for…
MSN: Jury Convicts Tom DeLay in Money Laundering Trial
Former U.S. House majority leader faces up to life in prison November 24, 2010- Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — once one of the most powerful and feared…
Huffington Post: Voters Strongly Back Amending Constitution To Restrict Corporate Political Spending
November 23, 2010: By a double-digit margin, voters want Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United that allows unlimited corporate spending on elections,…
The Hill: Outgoing Democrat blames Citizens United ruling for loss
November 20, 2010- Freshman Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.) blamed an influx of corporate and union money thanks to the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling for his loss to former Republican…
Mother Jones: Outside Spending: The Final Tally
November 8, 2010: By the time voters went to the polls last week, outside groups had spent more than $454 million to influence campaigns. But there's little evidence that all…