Failure of Campaign Self-Funders Highlights Once Again that Money Doesn’t Buy Elections

March 20, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Last week, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) published a blog post about the dismal track record of self-funding candidates who run for elected ...

Neil Gorsuch, and the Supreme Court’s Role on Money in Politics

March 19, 2017   •  By Brad Smith   •  , ,

Democrats in Congress have signaled their intention to make campaign finance a major theme of the Gorsuch hearings this week. No doubt with that ...

Gallup Poll Shows Less Than 0.5% of Americans Think Campaign Finance “Reform” is Top Problem Facing the Country

March 6, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Supporters of greater campaign finance regulation often claim that their issue is of paramount importance to voters. Their evidence is often biased polling. For ...

Congratulations Allison!

March 2, 2017   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Allison Hayward, formerly Vice President for Policy at CCP, has been appointed to a four-year term on California’s Fair Political Practices Commission by State ...

Former FEC Commissioner Ravel Admits Her “Dysfunction” Narrative is Unfounded

March 2, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Ann Ravel, formerly of the FEC, spent her first day after resigning with fellow progressives at the Center for American Progress. During an event ...

Resigning FEC Commissioner Ravel Never Stopped Her Partisan Grandstanding

February 23, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel announced over Presidents’ Day Weekend that she would resign from her post with only a few months left in her ...

Demos Study Doesn’t Prove Donors Control Politics, But it Suggests Government Should

February 21, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  , , ,

The progressive advocacy group Demos released a study examining the demographics of the “elite donor” class, arguing that its makeup unfairly shapes policy formation ...

Gorsuch Follows Precedent in Two Retaliation Cases

February 20, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post covers two First Amendment retaliation cases by Supreme Court ...

Gorsuch Joins Opinion Stating Dancing Doesn’t Cause Public Alarm

February 17, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews an opinion Judge Gorsuch joined that raised constitutional ...

Powerful Dissent by Supreme Court Nominee in Fourth Amendment Case

February 16, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

Hon. Neil Gorsuch United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006-Present) This post reviews Judge Gorsuch’s dissent in a Fourth Amendment warrantless ...

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