FIFTH CIR. ON IE GROUPS.  BNA via Chris Gober.  “Texas can’t stop corporations from contributing to independent expenditure-only political action committees, or Super-PACs, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held Oct. 16, in a case that it said was ‘one step removed from the facts of Citizens United.'”

CA:  LIST RELEASE.  AllGov.  “The state Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) announced record penalties for two members of ‘the Koch brothers network of dark money political nonprofit corporations’ and let slip out a surprising list of rich California donors who fueled their attempt to influence the election in November 2012.”

CA:  NO EVIDENCE.  WFB.  “The California Fair Political Practices Commission (CFPPC) is attempting to link the Koch brothers to violations of campaign finance disclosure laws without any evidence the Koch’s were involved.”

CA:  AFTERMATH.  New Yorker.  “And yet, yesterday, Melissa Cohlmia, a spokeswoman for Koch Industries, insisted that the brothers were not involved in the California campaign scandal in any way.”

VA:  BILLS GROW.  The Post.  “The list of publicly funded lawyers hired to deal with issues related to federal and state investigations into Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) is growing — as is the price tag for Virginia taxpayers.”

HAVE A GREAT DAY.