The FEC and the Bloomberg Loophole

This week, the D.C. District Court held plaintiffs had no claim against the FEC in a particular matter. In this case, Shaun McCutcheon, and his campaign, McCutcheon for Freedom, previously sought an advisory opinion from the FEC.

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Dark Money and the Supreme Court

This past week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing regarding the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Aside from routine questions from members regarding Judge’s Barrett’s past judicial opinions and how she’d rule in future cases, some members chose to use the confirmation process to highlight the role of dark money in the Court. One member, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, discussed, at length, the role of dark money and its influences on the court,

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