TWITTER QUESTIONS I. CNN. “Republicans and outside groups used anonymous Twitter accounts to share internal polling data ahead of the midterm elections, CNN has learned, a practice that raises questions about whether they violated campaign finance laws that prohibit coordination.” TWITTER QUESTIONS II. The Verge. “According to a CNN source, at least two spending groups […]
LESSIG FAIL. NPR. “Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig’s pro-campaign finance reform group had extensive investments, but failed to get most of their preferred candidates elected. NPR’s Arun Rath speaks with Lessig for a post-election post-mortem.” REFORMERS WON. HuffPo. “The final passage of Sabin’s reforms are not just playing out in Arkansas, but reverberate across the […]
FCPA FINE. National Law Review. “Bio-Rad Laboratories agreed this week to pay a total of $55 million to settle DOJ and SEC claims that its subsidiaries made improper payments to foreign officials in Russia, Vietnam, and Thailand to win business.” SUPER PAC BURN RATE. Buzzfeed. “It’s not unusual for people running a campaign of some […]