The SEC’s new pay to play rules for certain investment advisers is here and comments are being solicited and may be submitted online. In 1999, three members of the Federal Election Commission opposed a similar proposed rule in this letter signed by Vice Chairman Darryl R. Wold and Commissioners David M. Mason and Lee Ann Elliott. […]
Day: August 3, 2009
Birmingham Case Update
The Birmingham News has the latest on lobbyist Al LaPierre and his connection to the upcoming trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.
Online Political Advertising
The WSJ discusses online political advertising this morning. Among issues raised by the case is how to adapt rules established for traditional media to the online world. Federal election law requires candidates to disclose in their ads who is paying for them, and whether the candidate approved of the ad, so that voters know who […]