The Post’s Birnbaum went online to discuss lobbying and politics. The chat includes the passage: Yonkers, N.Y.: Do you see any real change in the lobby industry no matter who wins in Nov.? Jeffrey Birnbaum: No, I do see a change. It will get larger, and much more active.
Day: April 1, 2008
Fighting the Auto-call Ban
CCP legal associate Michael Darner published “In defense of the right to robocall” in today’s Politico. Key point: “[A]t their core, these calls are citizen-to-citizen communication about the political issues of the day. Such speech is First Amendment activity, and limiting it should not be undertaken lightly.” The AAPC is advocating to “keep auto-calls legal,” according to […]
“Lobbyists Get Lawyered Up”
CQ, in “Lobbyists Get Lawyered Up”, reports: “There’s been a huge increase in work in this area — really starting in the fall after S. 1 [the statute’s bill number] was signed into law and building ever since then,” said Joe Birkenstock, a political law attorney at Caplin & Drysdale. “It’s pretty much been nonstop.” […]