The Blog of the Legal Times reports that the Fifth Circuit reversed some convictions in the government’s case against John Whitefield, Wes Teel, and Paul Minor. The opinion is here.
Month: December 2009
Is time ripe for nationwide ethics rules changes?
The Times examines a number of recent state ethics cases and prospects for reform. The question now is can a sullen and angry electorate prod state lawmakers into significant political reform, whether of the kind typically favored by liberals, like limits on campaign donations and better disclosure of lawmakers’ side jobs, or by conservatives, like […]
Pay to play and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
Buried in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 is a provision relating to pay to play issues for municipal financial advisers. (c)(1)(A) No municipal financial adviser shall make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce in connection with which such municipal financial adviser engages in any […]