Day: October 26, 2009

Bo the dog’s unauthorized snacking

How does sneaking treats fit with White House special counsel to the President Norm Eisen’s ethics memoranda, Bo?   (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Moving on…  If you’re interested in photography, the White House’s Flickr photostream is an interesting look at photographer Pete Souza’s efforts to document life at the White House.  The […]

The world without Austin

Eliza Newlin Carney’s latest discusses litigation strategy and the campaign finance world if Citizens United overrules Austin. The upshot could be an outpouring of unregulated, often-undisclosed spending by both big corporations and tax-exempt political organizations, election lawyers say. “The trend is toward deregulation,” said former FEC general counsel Lawrence H. Norton, who is of counsel […]