by Stephen Klein | Jul 26, 2018 | Political Speech
Last year, when news broke of felony charges against then-president of the Los Angeles Board of Education Ref Rodriguez, I scratched my head. With news this week that Rodriguez will plead guilty, serve three years’ probation, pay a $100,000 fine and resign his office,...
by Stephen Klein | Oct 13, 2017 | Political Speech
As far as campaign finance advocacy groups go, Represent.Us is the flashiest. Their messaging includes everything from graphic-intensive YouTube videos about “corruption” to bloviating by Martin Sheen (who played a president on a television show once, and is thus...
by Stephen Klein | Jul 11, 2017 | Political Speech
The media, along with the campaign finance regulation community, has worked itself up into quite a frenzy with the revelation that Donald Trump, Jr. had a meeting with a Russian in June, 2016. Of course, they insist, there is more to it, and that Trump may have...
by Stephen Klein | May 15, 2017 | Political Speech
I have written an article for the recent edition of the Washburn Law Journal, entitled “‘“The Centre Cannot Hold’”: Campaign Finance Disclosure Beyond 2016.” I lay out the current legal landscape surrounding campaign finance disclosure, with criticism of the campaign...
by Stephen Klein | Mar 15, 2017 | Political Speech
A bill that passed the Colorado legislature two weeks ago would make displaying one’s own marked ballot legal, and also allow for the display of photographs of them, or “ballot selfies.” As the bill awaits signature from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, some pundits...
