Roll Call reports on the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s recent honest services fraud rulings on the Abramoff-related prosecutions. This Times editorial suggests legislators get to work strengthening the law.
Month: June 2010
Maryland’s social media rules for politics
Thanks to my dogged determination (and to follow-up from a prior post) I secured what I believe are the proposed rules that the Maryland State Board of Election considered at their June 3, 2010 meeting. * * * * * Chapter 07 Authority Line Requirements; Electronic Media .01 Definitions. A. For purposes of this chapter, […]
Social media, politics, and the law
CQMoneyline‘s got an interesting report on the potential regulation of political uses of social media. Although social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook are increasingly used by political campaigns to get their messages out, there are no specific federal rules or guidelines dictating how the communication can be used.