Under the Influence has the latest from the trial of Kevin Ring. Meanwhile, another Abramoff-related case is apparently headed to trial.
Day: October 14, 2009
Q3 LDA reminder from the House
The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, requires those who have registered as lobbyists to file quarterly activity reports with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. The third quarter report is due Tuesday, October 20, […]
Honest services again in the news
The Post reports that the Supreme Court granted cert in a case involving honest services fraud. The court is as likely to be interested in the question that Skilling’s case raises about the honest services statute, which gives wide leeway for federal prosecutors to go after actions of public and private officials who deprive constituents […]