Caribou Coffee corruption?
The Sunlight Foundation Blog follows up on a report that lobbyists are meeting with administration officials in Caribou Coffee across from the White House. This could have been a good viral marketing effort by Caribou Coffee.
Franken on Citizens United
Sen. Franken addressed Citizens United in his remarks at Elena Kagan’s nomination hearing. In the early 1960s, car companies knew that they could avoid a large number of fatalities just by installing seat belts in every vehicle. But they didn’t want to. They said “safety doesn’t sell.” But Congress didn’t listen to the car companies. […]
$240 million criminal penalty in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matter
The Department of Justice announced the conclusion of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case in this press release.