A not guilty plea was entered in an Illinois case involving Tony Rezko, according to this report. [William] Cellini is accused of conspiring with Rezko and Stuart Levine, then a state pension fund board member, to shake down Thomas Rosenberg, a Chicago businessman who had become a Hollywood producer and was seeking to handle an […]
Month: November 2008
How Many Mint Juleps?
Kentucky Derby expenses are the focus of this story on Massachusetts lobbying law. Cognos ULC, a software vendor at the center of an ethics controversy on Beacon Hill, paid $13,000 to lobbyist Richard McDonough for expenses he racked up over three days at last year’s Kentucky Derby, leading the secretary of state to ask if […]
Supremes To Hear Campaign Finance Cases
The Times reports on two campaign finance cases, including the Citizens United case. The Massey Coal case is no less interesting and may develop what corruption or the appearance of corruption means in the context of judicial (and other) elections.