Month: November 2011

Wednesday’s political law links for Nov. 2nd

CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL UPDATE.  USAT.  “Four years after Congress imposed restrictions on travel funded by outside groups, federal lawmakers are frequent fliers again, taking 415 privately funded trips between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 — a nearly 75% jump in the number of trips they took during the same period in 2010, records show.” COMPLIANCE ISSUES.  […]

Political law links for Tuesday, Nov. 1st

CAIN AND PRIVATE CHARITY ISSUES. The Post. “‘It looks like a law school exam on potential campaign-finance violations,’ said Lawrence H. Norton of Womble Carlyle, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission.” JOINT GUIDANCE REGARDING REDISTRICTING.  From the House Ethics Committee.  “While congressional redistricting is constitutionally mandated, the redistricting process is a state […]