Disclosure: A Threat to Associational Privacy

January 1, 2018  •  By IFS staff  •    •  

Disclosure, in the campaign finance context, refers to laws and regulations requiring candidates and political groups to report information about their activities to the government, which then makes that information available publicly. The required information varies greatly, depending on the affected organization and the local, state, or federal government mandating the disclosure. Disclosure rules fall into two broad categories: disclosure…

Analysis of Recent Claims by Anti-Corporate Speech Activists

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October 30, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

This afternoon Public Citizen will hold a press briefing on the recent push by pro-regulation activists to force the Securities and Exchange Commission into ...

Delaware Strong Families v. Denn

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October 23, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , , , ,

Should the state have the power to regulate groups that publish nonpartisan voter guides in the same way that it regulates candidate committees, political ...

“Using ‘Disclosure’ to Silence Corporate America”

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October 22, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

Jonathan Macey had an interesting article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, “Using ‘Disclosure’ to Silence Corporate America,” discussing the CPA-Zicklin Index and corporate disclosure: ...

ICYMI: 5 Facts The Center For Political Accountability Does Not Want You To Know

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September 25, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  

As the Center for Political Accountability releases another flawed and partisan grading scheme on companies disclosure practices, it is important to recognize the FACTS ...

The Surreal World of Pro-Regulation “Studies”

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July 25, 2013   •  By Matt Nese   •  

The Committee for Economic Development’s free lunch has come and passed, and the organization has also published an issue brief, “Hiding in Plain Sight: ...

Corsi v. Ohio Elections Commission

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June 27, 2013   •  By IFS staff   •  , , ,

The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) petitioned the US Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari in Corsi v. Ohio Elections Commission. The petition challenges a ...

Information at the Margin: Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws, Ballot Issues, and Voter Knowledge

June 1, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

All 24 states that permit voters to cast ballots directly on policy matters also require that contributions and expenditures on ballot issue campaigns be disclosed ...

Campaign Finance Speed Trap

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May 29, 2013   •  By Eric Wang   •  

Meet Mr. T. Augurson. Although he doesn’t know it yet, he is a campaign finance scofflaw. According to U.S. News & World Report, Mr. ...

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst

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May 24, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

On Wednesday, Senator Mitch McConnell wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about the problems with disclosure (The IRS scandal and Obama’s culture of ...

Shareholders continue voting against disclosure

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May 23, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  

Since our last update, shareholder proposals to increase disclosure and ban political expenditures in public companies have continued the trend of not coming anywhere ...

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