How Sen. Robert Menendez Will Benefit From McCutcheon Decision
Need an example of what makes the McCutcheon decision a disaster? Here’s a good one. The Associated Press has analyzed physician data released by the Obama administration and found a…
Dan Backer Accidentally Admits Money Is Not Speech
In a Skype interview with Huffington Post Live today, super PAC attorney Dan Backer responded to Marc Lamont Hill’s questions about his Supreme Court victory with what appears to be…
Newt Gingrich: Unlimited Campaign Donations Will ‘Equalize The Middle Class And The Rich’
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich argued on Sunday that allowing unlimited campaign contributions was a necessary step to “equalize” the middle class with the rich. Last week, the Supreme…
A Blistering Dissent in ‘McCutcheon’: Conservatives Substituted Opinion for Fact
Central to the Supreme Court’s campaign finance decisions in the John Roberts era is that the government’s only legitimate interest in this area is preventing direct, quid pro quo corruption…
Dan Backer’s Revealing Victory Lap After McCutcheon v FEC Decision
Dan Backer called into the Steve Malzberg Show yesterday to pat himself on the back for winning the McCutcheon v FEC decision in the Supreme Court. Backer is the foremost…
Supreme Court Endorses Dan Backer’s Billionaire Agenda
In a 5-4 decision, today the United States Supreme Court struck down campaign finance laws that limited how much money a billionaire can use to bribe politicians lubricate their legislative…