The Hill reports on another effort to update Congressional rules to accommodate Twitter. Ken Gross, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP who runs its political law practice, cautioned that a revision of the rules should strike a middle ground, maintaining provisions that keep content civil and respectful. “The traditional franking rules […]
Month: October 2009
Congressional hearing on grassroots lobbying (astroturf?) Thursday
There’s no witness list available, yet, but Congress will hold a hearing on grassroots lobbying this Thursday. Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming announced today that he will be holding an investigative hearing into the fraudulent letters sent to Congress on clean energy and climate legislation. […]
Campaign finance law retrospective, Politico-style
Politico discusses campaign finance law’s past, present, and future in this article. In a case brought by Wisconsin Right to Life, the Roberts court already essentially wiped out a McCain-Feingold ban on ads — usually negative ones — by outside groups in the last few weeks of campaigns. If the court also reopens the door […]