CU REVEAL. The Post. “The biggest scoop in the [Toobin’s] book relates to the Citizens United campaign finance case, which said the First Amendment prohibits restrictions on corporate spending in elections. Toobin reveals that Roberts originally drafted a narrow opinion that held simply that the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act did not apply to Citizens […]
Month: September 2012
Good morning, here are political laws links for Friday, 9/14
MY EMAIL FROM BEYONCE. It looks like Ann Althouse got the same email that Beyonce sent to me… (I’m on the email list for tens of political organizations of all political stripes, because I’m a student of fundraising techniques and attendant legal rules). This has got to be the biggest year for political raffles, prizes, […]
Thursday’s political law links (9/13/12)
HATCH ACT ISSUES. Politico. “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain political activity, when she made ‘extemporaneous partisan remarks’ during a speech in her official capacity earlier this year, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Wednesday.” POLITICS AND COMMITTEE WEBSITES. Point of Order discusses political content on websites run by […]