Recently, the Senate Rules Committee apparently distributed a “Dear Colleague” letter regarding use of Facebook for official purposes. Because I have failed miserably to locate the letter online, and there doesn’t seem to be a central repository for “Dear Colleague” letters, I cannot share the letter’s contents with you.
Day: January 25, 2010
Citizens United and express advocacy: Footnote 8 v. Footnote 52
The Stevens dissent in Citizens United explains: If there was ever any significant uncertainty about what counts as the functional equivalent of express advocacy, there has been little doubt about what counts as express advocacy since the “magic words” test of Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U. S. 1, 44, n. 52 (1976) (per curiam). Footnote […]
New Jersey changes pay to play
New Jersey’s new Governor issued an executive order on pay to play, found here. Unions contracting with the state now fall under the law and the law also now covers contributions to Legislative Leadership Committees. Here’s a story on the new order. (Via Pay to Play Blog.)