Category Archives: North Carolina
Political law links for Fri., Jan. 27, 2012
Posted on January 27, 2012
STOCK ACT SET FOR VOTE. Roll Call. “The Senate is set to vote on taking up legislation Monday that would explicitly ban federal lawmakers and their staff from trading on insider information.” ROMNEY TO REVISE. Story here. “Mitt Romney could … Continue reading →
Super PAC and political law links for Monday, Jan. 9th
Posted on January 9, 2012
WHO’LL TAKE PUBLIC FUNDS? Story here. “Not a single major candidate has signed up to take taxpayer-supported matching funds for his presidential campaign this year, signaling the death of the system that had controlled campaigns since the Watergate era.” NELSON’S … Continue reading →
FCPA, permissible parties, letter to Obama, and more political law links
Posted on December 15, 2011
FCPA INDICTMENT IN THE NEWS. The Times. “Eight former executives and contractors of Siemens were charged on Tuesday with criminal bribery in the case, the department said.” EISEN CONFIRMED. Story here. “Norman Eisen was confirmed as ambassador to the Czech … Continue reading →
Super PAC hat trick, equal time complaint, and more political law links
Posted on December 14, 2011
FILING FREQUENCY CHANGE IN THE NEWS. A super PAC changed its filing frequency recently and it made the paper here. “Restore Our Future announced a $3.1 million ad campaign backing Romney in Iowa this month, making the group obligated to … Continue reading →
Reverserobocall.com, texting campaign money in MD, public financing vote, and more political law links
Posted on December 5, 2011
RICHARDSON INVESTIGATION. The Times. “Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico who ran for president in 2008, is being investigated by a federal grand jury for possible violations of campaign finance laws, according to people with knowledge of the … Continue reading →