YESTERDAY’S LINKS. Due to a technical glitch, yesterday’s set of political law links sent by email were incomplete. Here they are in their entirety. FCC OPEN INTERNET ORDER. FCC. “Our rules governing the practices of broadband providers differ markedly from the statutory restrictions on political speech at issue in Citizens United. Our rules do not […]
Month: March 2015
3-12 political law links
RAMPING UP. USAT. “If federal prosecutors lodge corruption charges against Sen. Robert Menendez, it will mark the latest in a string of high-profile political cases from the U.S. Justice Department, including last year’s conviction of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell.” FAST TRACK FREEZE. WSJ. “Dozens of major labor unions plan to freeze campaign contributions to members […]
Political law links for today
POLITICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESURGENCE. WSJ. “You know the 2016 election is heating up when the Justice Department announces it’s gearing up to prosecute campaign-finance ‘coordination’ between candidates and outside groups. If you thought the IRS targeting of conservative nonprofits was troubling, watch what Justice can do to criminalize political speech.” CONTRIBUTION V. BRIBE. Marketplace. “Members […]