DISCLOSE ACT UPDATE. Story here. “Senate Republicans blocked Democratic-backed legislation requiring organizations pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into campaign ads to disclose their top donors and the amounts they spend.” DISCLOSE ACT PLANS. The Hill. “Senators are scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the bill at 3 p.m. — technically, a motion to […]
Month: July 2012
Monday’s political law links (7/16/12)
POST PUSH ON DISCLOSE ACT. The Washington Post editorializes in support of the Disclose Act of 2012 here. DISCLOSE DAY. According to the Senate floor schedule for today, “Following disposition of the McNulty nomination, the Senate will resume Legislative Session and there will be 10 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders […]
Good morning, here are political law links for Thurs., 7/12/12
NEW DISCLOSE ACT. The Hill. “Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and eight other Senate Democrats proposed new legislation on Tuesday that seeks to counteract the 2010 Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot limit political spending by corporations, unions or other groups.” The Hill has a copy of the bill […]