Day: November 16, 2009

Indiana lobbyist reform discussed

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 16, 2009
Categories In Indiana

Indiana lobbyists may face additional restrictions if reforms are passed, according to this Fort Wayne Journal Gazette article.

Chevron and Ecuador, part 2

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 16, 2009
Categories In Foreign Laws, LDA
1 Comment on Chevron and Ecuador, part 2

In September 2009 I posted about Chevron’s campaign to battle charges the company faced in Ecuador. Today’s Politico provides an update. This summer, Chevron thought it had made major progress toward proving its point that it could not receive a fair trial in Ecuador, when it revealed that it had obtained videos — purportedly taped […]

HLOGA rule compliance update

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 16, 2009
Categories In FEC

Roll Call reports: Under new rules enacted by the Federal Election Commission this year, PACs are required to report before the end of March whether they are controlled by an entity that is registered to lobby. But such well-known lobbying groups as the National Mining Association, the Motion Picture Association of America and the National […]