OSC: TRUMP FAIR GAME? OSC. “The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has received numerous questions from federal employees regarding President Donald Trump’s status as a candidate in the 2020 Presidential election and, in particular, its impact on the Hatch Act’s prohibition against engaging in political activity while on duty or in the workplace.” OCE […]
Month: February 2017
Ethics moves in the states and other political law links
GORSUCH ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Obs. “If U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is confirmed, rulings involving campaign finance law can be expected to follow the same course as when the late Justice Antonin Scalia served on the Court.” EAC SUNSET VOTE. USAT. “While President Trump is promising to launch an investigation into his belief that millions […]
Good morning! Here are today’s “Political Law Links”
DEBATES: WHAT’S NEXT? IVN. “n a blistering 28-‐page decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan told the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that in its rejection of a complaint by Level the Playing Field, a non-‐profit group trying to open up debates to a third candidate, it had acted in a manner that was ‘arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to […]