…states is that coordination between candidates and outside political spenders converts otherwise “independent” expenditures into campaign contributions subject to limits and disclosure. In legalizing independent expenditures by corporations in Citizens…

…Walker and dark money groups that were supposed to operate independently of his campaign. John Doe Judge Fails on Expenditure Coordination The Wisconsin John Doe investigation was started by a…

…whether campaign money was channeled through a purportedly “independent group” in order to circumvent state and federal rules that set limits on political contributions and require them to be publicly…