Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
With the 2020 campaign season upon us, “dark money” is again in the news.
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has decried what she contends is a “dark money” campaign against her. Montana’s Gov. Steve Bullock has made opposition to dark money a centerpiece of his Democratic presidential campaign.
But what exactly is “dark money,” and why is it considered a problem?
As a law professor who studies campaign finance, I’d like to answer those questions and explain how improved disclosure laws could shed some light on dark money.
Disciplines
Election Law | Law | Law and Politics
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Recommended Citation
Richard Briffault,
What is ‘Dark Money’? 5 Questions Answered,
The Conversation, October 25, 2019
(2019).
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