CERT DENIED. DMR. “The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of the felony convictions of three top staffers on Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign.” MONEY CHASE. NYT. “Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6 million online in the first 24 hours after announcing his presidential campaign last week, according to his campaign, outpacing […]
Month: March 2019
3.18 political law links
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE ISSUES. HLS. “A new bill that has been introduced in the House, H.R. 1053, would direct the SEC to issue regs to require public companies to disclose political expenditures in their annual reports and on their websites.” CO: REFORM SOUGHT. DC. “Colorado should give power back to the people by passing comprehensive campaign finance […]
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20 PROBLEM. POL. “Democratic presidential candidates have a money problem: They need to raise a ton of it while simultaneously proving their distance from big donors — and most candidates can’t do both at once.” POST-SERVICE SPENDING. RC. “As the Senate prepares to face off in the coming weeks over House Democrats’ sweeping political ethics […]