Month: June 2010

What Van Hollen needs

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 28, 2010
Categories In Senate

Roll Call reports on what Rep. Van Hollen needs from the Senate on the DISCLOSE Act.

Section 1027 of the financial regulatory reform legislation

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2010
Categories In Rule G-37

In May I noted section 1027 of the financial regulatory reform legislation that went to conference. The conference report (2,315 page PDF) mirrors the prior version of section 1027. A summary of the conference committee notes: Better Oversight of Municipal Securities Industry Registers Municipal Advisors: Requires registration of municipal advisors and subjects them rules written […]

A question for Kagan on Citizens United?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2010
Categories In Const Law Issues

George Will suggests Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan be asked the following about Citizens United: The president is morose about the court’s Citizens United decision holding that the First Amendment, which says Congress shall make “no law” abridging freedom of speech, means no laws abridging a corporation’s freedom to speak, including nonprofit advocacy corporations such […]