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, […]
Month: October 2009
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 […]
Virginia campaign finance issues and the race for governor
The Post will host a chat today about campaign finance in Virginia with representatives of the Virginia Public Access Project. In a recent debate, candidates Deeds and McDonnell discussed Virginia’s campaign finance laws. Deeds and McDonnell differed on whether the state should reform its campaign finance laws. Deeds said he supports federal-style limits on contributions, […]