Think the DISCLOSE Act is tough on internet users? Pennsylvania AG Tom Corbett subpoenaed Twitter for user account information, according to TechCrunch. The subpoena orders Twitter to provide “any and all subscriber information” of the person(s) behind two accounts – @bfbarbie and @CasaBlancaPA – who have been anonymously criticizing the man on the popular micro-sharing […]
Day: May 19, 2010
New York contribution limits and the AG’s race
The Times covers lawyers’ and law firms’ contributions in the news in the race for attorney general in New York.
DISCLOSE Act tweaked to spare U.S. subsidiary PACs?
The Hill reports on the potential for amendments to the DISCLOSE Act to address its treatment of political action committees established by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations. “We have already had constructive conversations with the bill’s sponsors regarding our strong concerns over the impact on U.S. subsidiaries’ PACs,” said Nancy McLernon, OFII’s president. “The problem […]