Category Archives: Campaign Contributions

Private Prison Corporation Sixth Largest U.S. Prison System.

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by in Campaign Contributions, Criminal Law, Department of Corrections, Government, Lobbyists

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Backroom Deals in Arizona Enrich Private Prison at Taxpayer Expense, by Olivia Sandbothe, AFSCME

http://tinyurl.com/lksp7ym

A private prison corporation already rakes in $45 million in taxpayer dollars each year in the state of Arizona, with a contract that virtually guarantees the company fat profits no matter how it actually performs.  But that wasn’t enough for the GEO Group, as a recent flap in the Statehouse reveals.

The GEO Group operates 59 private prisons across the United States, making it the nation’s sixth-largest prison system.  Last year the group turned $115 million in profits and paid its CEO nearly $5 million. But they didn’t get there through healthy competition or better business practices. . . .

Latest U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Rejects Campaign Spending Limits.

05 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by in Appellate Judges, Campaign Contributions, Government, Judges, United States Supreme Court

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Supreme Court’s Rejection Of U.S. Campaign Funding Limits Opens Door For Big-Money Donors, by Lawrence Hurley, Reuters with additional reporting by David Morgan, Gabriel Debenedetti, Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason; Editing by David Lindsey, Howard Goller and Dan Grebler

http://tinyurl.com/qhhqf9e

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a key pillar of federal campaign finance law by allowing donors to give money to as many political candidates, parties and committees as they wish.

In the latest in a series of decisions by the high court that have given big-money donors more influence in U.S. elections, the justices rejected the overall limits on how much individuals can donate during a federal two-year election cycle. . . .

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Big Sky, Big Money, FRONTLINE in collaboration with PBS Election Marketplace (video) (related to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission)

http://tinyurl.com/laou3aq

You will find additional links related to the post above by ProPublica and FRONTLINE on the same page. -CCE

Follow The Money – Campaign Contributions for State and Federal Politics.

13 Thursday Feb 2014

Posted by in Campaign Contributions, Election Laws, Freedom of Information Act, Government

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Follow The Money, National Institute on Money

http://www.followthemoney.org/index.phtml

Online resource for campaign contributions for state and federal politics. -CCE

Judges and Political Campaign Contributions in Pennsylvania.

11 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by in Appellate Law, Campaign Contributions, Judges, Massachusetts Supreme Court, State Appellate Courts

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Campaign Contributions and Judicial Recusal in Pennsylvania, by James M. Beck, Drug and Device Law (with hat tip to Daniel Cummins, TORT TALK)

http://tinyurl.com/kpoy6w8

Have you ever been hammered in court, and then learn that the judge has received large – maybe Texas-sized – political campaign contributions from opposing counsel?  We have, and it’s not a good feeling.