Good morning. Here are some of the stories I’ve found this morning. A note to my new subscribers — I tend to link to stories about campaign finance, lobbying and laws on lobbying, House and Senate ethics, and travel rules, … Continue reading
Roll Call’s “FEC Approves Obama Bailout for Joseph Biden” is here. The Federal Election Commission will allow President Barack Obama’s campaign committee to pay for campaign finance penalties left over from Vice President Joseph Biden’s 2008 White House run.
The Times reports. The 9 to 1 vote ends the committee’s two-year investigation into the Harlem Democrat’s improper fundraising, failure to pay taxes, and failure to report income on his Congressional financial disclosure forms. Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, a California … Continue reading
Good morning! What’s in political law news today? Tech panel proposal for Federal Election Commission Politico’s Morning Tech notes a proposal from Aristotle and former Commissioner David Mason for the Federal Election Commission to establish a Technology Advisory Panel. (Scroll … Continue reading
The Times discusses the Roberts Court and its critics here. The opinions in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the January decision that lifted restrictions on corporate and union spending in candidate elections, spanned 183 pages and more than 48,000 … Continue reading