A Massachusetts candidate sued the Federal Election Commission over a fine and the article is here.
Day: August 18, 2010
Blaming campaign finance for the Blago verdict
Scott Turow discusses the Blagojevich trial and Citizens United in this op-ed. I suspect the jury’s indecision might have been a reaction at some level to the hypocritical mess our campaign financing system has become, especially in light of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence about political donations.
Yankees tickets ethics issues for Gov. in New York
The Times has the latest in the issues surrounding Gov. Paterson’s use of Yankees tickets State law forbids officials in the executive branch from soliciting or accepting gifts of more than nominal value from any lobbyist if the gift appears intended to sway the official. The Yankees organization was registered at the time to lobby […]