REPORTS OF PROBE. CPI. “Federal prosecutors in Boston have opened a grand jury investigation into potentially illegal campaign contributions from lawyers at the Thornton Law Firm, a leading donor to Democrats around the country, according to two people familiar with the probe.” TRUMP AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. IBT. “More research is clearly required, but at this […]
Month: November 2016
SEC disclosure rule’s future and more political law links
ROLL BACK FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE. RC. “The Republican’s victory in the presidential contest has given new hope to opponents of current donation limits and other restrictions, while it has jolted fear into those who want to overhaul political money laws to put ordinary Americans on more equal footing with megadonors.” WARREN SEEN. WFB. “Sen. Elizabeth […]
Political law links for Mon., 11-14-16
COMMISSIONER ANN RAVEL NEWS AND VIEWS. WE. “She argued that money in politics presented a different problem insofar as political action committees were too ‘white and male.’” NEW ALLY. WP. “One of the biggest super PACs that backed Donald Trump’s election is refashioning itself to serve as his main outside ally, planning to put pressure on […]