The Post explains how Gov. Sarah Palin is handling a number of ethics complaints. All the complaints have been brought by Alaskans, except for one filed by Washington-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics alleging the $150,000-plus designer wardrobe the Republican Party bought to outfit Palin in her national quest violated the Federal Election Campaign Act. […]
Day: June 22, 2009
Read the Bill
The Times updates readers on the Obama administration’s efforts to post bills online before President Obama signs them.
This Week in Campaign Finance Law
The Supreme Court will announce its opinion in Citizens United soon. (Although I earlier thought it would be this week, there’s a chance the opinion could come Monday, June 29th.) A year ago (June 26, 2008), the Court held that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act’s (BCRA) “Millionaire’s Amendment” was unconstitutional in Davis. Two years ago […]