KOCH CONSOLIDATION. WP. “Billionaire Charles Koch is consolidating the array of conservative advocacy groups financed by his donor network, merging all the organizations into the main political arm, Americans for Prosperity, officials announced Friday.” 501(C)’S AND POLITICS. TheStreet. “The non-disclosure can shield the true description of even a highly political organization. After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens […]
Month: September 2016
New York ethics slam and more (plus Harambe) in today’s political law links
OPENSECRETS ON FEC. OS. “Federal law states that foreign nationals cannot donate or spend money in U.S. elections. Period.” This topic lends itself to a lot of hyperbole, and I’m afraid this article and some unfortunate tweets I read yesterday proves that. FOUNDATION INVESTIGATIONS. F. “But what legal problems does the Trump Foundation really pose […]
Peril of politics for corporations and other political law links
POLITICAL SPENDING PERIL. HLS. “No publicly traded company would consider a request for a sizable donation from a newly formed charity without exercising rigorous due diligence on how its money will be spent. Doing otherwise would risk its reputation and violate the managers’ fiduciary duties to the company shareholders. Good business practice requires no less […]