6.20.13 political law links

ENROLL AMERICA UPDATE. Politico. “Enroll America, which is led by several former Obama campaign staffers, plans to target the uninsured in multiple ways: knocking on doors, advertising on television and radio and partnering with churches, civic groups, hospitals and celebrities.”

ROMNEY READINESS. You might enjoy this interview with Gov. Leavitt about the Romney Readiness Project.

ROCKET PAC LAUNCH. Roll Call. “Rep. Rush D. Holt, D-N.J., has registered Rocket PAC as a new leadership PAC with the Federal Election Commission. Before being elected to Congress, Holt was an astrophysicist and assistant director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Alan Hershey is the treasurer in Pennington, N.J.”

DOJ’S RAMAN ON CORRUPTION. Here. “When corruption takes hold, the fundamental notion of playing-by-the-rules gets pushed to the side, and individuals, businesses and governments instead begin to operate under a fundamentally unfair – and destabilizing – set of norms. This undermines confidence in the markets and governments, and destroys the sense of fair play that is absolutely critical for the rule of law to prevail.”

HEAT V. SPURS AND POLITICAL MONEY. Story here. “Ahead of the 2012 elections, Spurs owner Peter Holt and his wife, Julianna, donated four times as much money to federal politicians and political groups as Miami Heat owner Micky Arison and his wife, Madeleine, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of data maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics.”

JACKSONS’ CRIME VICTIMLESS? Here. “We know that Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife Sandi admitted to looting about $750,000 from their campaign funds, but there is another issue to be resolved: Are there any victims?”

SCOFFING AT LDA REQUIREMENTS? Roll Call. “Truth be told, BBSI may settle the suit against it for much less than $33 million. But the action against the firm is nevertheless a cautionary tale for lobbyists and organizations that employ them. Ignore the law at your own risk.”

ADMISSIONS ADJUSTMENT AT SEC. The Post. “The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the agency will start requiring companies and individuals to admit wrongdoing in some big settlements.”

CA: FPPC KNOWS WAY TO SAN JOSE. News here. “The state political watchdog commission that regulates campaign finance and lobbying in California on Thursday will hold its monthly public meeting for the first time in Santa Clara County.”

DC: WHO KNEW WHAT ABOUT SHADOW CAMPAIGN. The Post. “Crusading federal prosecutor Ron Machen has taken a major step forward in his crackdown on District political corruption by fully exposing a long-standing illegal campaign donation network allegedly run by top city contractor and power broker Jeffrey E. Thompson.”

HAVE A GOOD DAY. I’ll send around the next set of links on Monday. Have a great weekend.

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