SCOTUSBlog notes days this week when the Supreme Court announces opinions. Black and Weyhrauch were argued in December 2009 and Skilling was argued in March 2009. All three cases involve the honest services fraud statute. … Continue reading
Daily Archives: June 19, 2010
New emails reveal more about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s views on the First Amendment and campaign finance law. Other e-mails show her immersed in issues that remain relevant today. In 1996, for instance, Kagan articulated the administration’s view that … Continue reading
BLT has the news from the White House on the administration’s ban on lobbyists on government boards and commissions. President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies not to appoint federally registered lobbyists to advisory committees or other boards and commissions, … Continue reading