E-FILING ARRIVES. YAH. “For the first time, U.S. Senate candidates must file campaign finance reports electronically, giving the public more immediate access to information about the candidates’ campaign donors and spending.” BIAS DENIED. NYT. “Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, said in an email to employees on Friday that the company has never and will never bias […]
Month: September 2018
9.20.18 political law links
DECISION STANDS. ATL. “Secret money in politics will soon be a lot less secret. The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower-court ruling forcing politically active nonprofit groups to disclose the identity of any donor giving more than $200 when those groups advertise for or against political candidates.” REFORMER CHRISTMAS. ESQ. “What matters is that, in […]
9.19.18 political law links
STAY VACATED. FEC. “The United States Supreme Court today lifted the Chief Justice’s stay of the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in CREW v. FEC (Case No. 16-0259).” DISCLOSURE EXPANSION. INSIDEPOLITICALLAW. “In a startling turn of events that will alter election spending decisions in the run-up to the general election, and […]