The Times reports on two campaign finance cases, including the Citizens United case. The Massey Coal case is no less interesting and may develop what corruption or the appearance of corruption means in the context of judicial (and other) elections.
Day: November 14, 2008
Fines?
CQMoneyline says the FEC “fined” John Edwards and Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday. Sharpton will have to pay $497,000 in fines to the government for accepting prohibited contributions. Edwards faced fines of $681,000 for four separate offenses involving violations of contribution limits. But the commission voted to reduce his fine to $173,000… In fact, these were […]
Bloggers are Lobbyists?
What aspect of internet activity qualifies as lobbying under Washington law? The Examiner reports. Forget K Street. If a citizen emails his legislator about an issue of concern, does that make him a lobbyist? If you blog about the legislative session, will you have to report this as a lobbying activity? Here’s more from The […]