Month: May 2010

Audio of oral argument in Cao v. FEC available

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 28, 2010
Categories In Const Law Issues

Audio of Tuesday’s oral argument in Cao v. FEC is online here (scroll down to the Cao case).

Remains of the day on ethics (the Sestak/Bauer memo) and lobbying news

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 28, 2010
Categories In Executive Branch, LDA

* * * * * As promised by the President yesterday, White House Counsel Robert Bauer released a memorandum on the Sestak deal. With all due deference to Mr. Bauer, isn’t this Norm Eisen territory? (It’s Friday, as well.) I see the memo uses the royal “we” in the second paragraph. but I think some […]

Audit for Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 28, 2010
Categories In Connecticut

The Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission was audited recently and some issues were noted here. The state agency responsible for dispensing millions of dollars in public grants for candidates to finance their campaigns received a harsh audit last week.