2020 REPORTING DATES. The FEC announced a number of new reporting dates and windows in the last few weeks. PAY TO PLAY CHALLENGE WON’T BE HEARD. L360. TEN YEARS OF CU. OS. “On Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the longstanding prohibition on independent expenditures by corporations violated the First Amendment.” SUPER […]
Month: January 2020
1-8-20 political law links
REP. HUNTER UPDATE. NPR. “Embattled California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter is set to resign from Congress on Jan. 13 after pleading guilty last month to misusing campaign funds.” RESULTS OF REVIEW. CVB. “Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., said she is confident that she will be cleared of any wrongdoing after congressional investigators recommended further review into […]
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QUORUM REQUEST. WP. “A bipartisan group of campaign finance lawyers on Monday urged the White House and congressional leaders to ‘work together and immediately’ to restore a voting quorum on the Federal Election Commission, which cannot monitor compliance with election laws even as presidential primaries begin in a month.” PAYMENTS IN THE NEWS. BN. “Former […]