POST ON INSIDERS. Here. “One-hundred-thirty members of Congress or their families have traded stocks collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars in companies lobbying on bills that came before their committees, a practice that is permitted under current ethics rules, a Washington Post analysis has found.” ANONYMOUS RESCUE. Politico. “An anonymous donor has agreed to […]
Month: June 2012
Good morning, here are my political law links for Fri., June 22, 2012
D SUPER PAC DANGER. Roll Call. “Campaign finance reports filed Wednesday yet again point to the basic problem facing Democrat-friendly super PACs as they struggle to catch up with their GOP counterparts: Wealthy liberals are still not playing the big-money game.” LOWELL ON EDWARDS CASE. The Post. “With respect to former senator Edwards, the department […]
Political law links, Thursday, June 21, 2012
NONPROFITS AND COMPLIANCE. Roll Call. “Nonprofit groups that spend big money on campaign-style ads will face growing pressure to comply with tax and campaign finance laws in the wake of a federal court ruling last month, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said in a speech at the National Press Club today.” FEC AGENDA. The agenda […]