We owe a debt of gratitude to the Supreme Court for this transcript of the argument in Caperton v. Massey Coal. What, if anything, in the Court’s opinion will speak to campaign finance law? The oral argument features Justice Scalia mentioning the “527 loophole” and Justice Breyer musing about the terminology of an appropriate standard […]
Day: March 4, 2009
Former Sen. Smith, Senior Advisor
Covington & Burling issued a press release announcing that former Sen. Gordon Smith has joined the firm as a senior advisor. During his 12-year tenure, he served on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Indian Affairs Committee. Senator Smith was a ranking member on the Senate […]
Montgomery County Ethics
A Montgomery County official is being questioned about a $25,000 grant to his son’s company, according to this Post report. Montgomery’s ethics law prohibits government employees from participating in “any matter that affects . . . property or business in which a relative has an economic interest, if the public employee knows about the relative’s […]