Brendan FischerinCLC BlogPresident Trump Took Credit for Colin Kaepernick’s Unemployment — Did That Violate Ethics Law?At a Kentucky campaign rally on Monday, President Donald Trump appeared to take credit for “keeping former San Francisco 49ers quarterback…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogHow Trump’s Plan to Repeal the Johnson Amendment Could Unleash ‘Super Dark Money’ Into Our…President Donald Trump has promised to “totally destroy” the so-called “Johnson Amendment.” If he does, he could be helping fill up the…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogHow Scam PACs Could Get Even Scammier“Please, join with us today, and please give Allen West your swift and generous support, it’s not a moment too soon,” read a 2012…Aug 23, 2016Aug 23, 2016
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogIsn’t It Ironic?: Koch-Backed Group Rails Against Corrupting Influence of Money in PoliticsAfter spending countless millions fighting to protect unlimited secret money in elections, the Koch political network has adopted a…Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016
Brendan FischerWhy Are Corporations Getting a Tax Deduction for Buying Access at the Political Conventions?For the first time in recent memory, the Internal Revenue Service has rejected the Democratic National Committee’s application for…Jul 19, 2016Jul 19, 2016
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogHow Hillary Clinton Helped Make the Campaign Legal Center’s Nightmares a RealityDuring oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC three years ago, Justice Samuel Alito dismissed the Campaign Legal Center’s analysis showing how…May 11, 2016May 11, 2016
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogIs Citizens United a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Bob McDonnell?It is a common refrain that cases like Citizens United allow for “legalized bribery.”Apr 26, 2016Apr 26, 2016
Brendan FischerinCLC BlogDark Money Group Tells the Government it Won’t Spend on Elections While Bragging to Donors it Will…And the FEC Does Nothing About ItApr 26, 2016Apr 26, 2016
Brendan FischerThe Kochs Want to End WI’s Era of Clean GovernmentFollowing the bipartisan “John Doe” investigation into campaign finance violations by Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Republicans are out…Oct 20, 2015Oct 20, 2015
