“I SHOULD HAVE VOTED AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS.” Story here. “The Maine Republican Party says 19 people who registered to vote on Election Day 2004 used a Holiday Inn Express in South Portland as their home address.” LIGHTSQUARED RULES FAST-TRACKED. The Post. “Republicans questioned Thursday why the Federal Communications Commission fast-tracked an initial approval for […]
Month: September 2011
Good morning, here are today’s political law links
STRONGER ETHICS RULES FOR SUPREMES? The Times. “House Democrats, seeking to capitalize on recent questions about the political leanings of several Supreme Court justices, are pushing for toughened ethics standards that would hold the justices on the high court to the same judicial requirements as federal judges.“ BARBOUR AND AM X-RDS. Roll Call. “Mississippi Gov. […]
A few tech items and other political law links for today
PRISON FOR CAMPAIGN TREASURER. The DOJ press release is here. “The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney […]