SUPER PAC SURGE. USAT. “Super PAC donations have barreled past the $1 billion mark, driven by a small group of super-wealthy contributors intent on deciding who will occupy the White House and control Congress next year.” SUPER PAC REPORTS. Politico. “GOP congressional super PACs leap forward in cash $20 million from Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave […]
Month: September 2016
Rep. Brown, ethics, and political law links
BROWN SCANDAL AND ETHICS. NLPC. “Lame duck Congresswoman Corrine Brown (D-FL) is asking supporters for donations to fund her defense in her upcoming corruption trial.” BROWN SEEKS FUNDS. J.com. “Brown’s 2016 campaign Twitter account linked Friday to the website, which was created this week and registered in the name of Brown’s daughter, Shantrel, a Washington […]
Tues., 9/20/16 political law links
ISRAEL GROUND GAME. Politico. “There’s one state where Donald Trump’s ground game appears to be a model of efficiency, rather than a ramshackle operation lacking organizers and field offices: Israel.” POLITICAL COMMITTEE CASE OPINION. Hill. “A U.S. District Court judge ruled Monday that the country’s top election watchdog misinterpreted campaign finance law when it dismissed a progressive […]