BUSINESS DONATED LITTLE. PRN. “Today the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) released new data indicating that, during the 2016 federal election cycle, business corporations did not participate in campaign finance activities to the extent that many anticipated. Among the findings, business corporations made up six percent of Super PAC receipts. The […]
Author: Eric Brown
7.25 political law links
WELLS FARGO: RENEWED SCRUTINY. AB. “Wells Fargo, already in the regulatory spotlight because of last year’s fake-accounts scandal, is drawing renewed scrutiny after a lawyer’s unauthorized release of sensitive client details for tens of thousands of accounts belonging to wealthy customers of its brokerage unit.” FOREIGN NATIONAL PROTECTION LACKING. BB. “A new study reveals that […]
Monday’s Political Law Links, 7-24
NEW OGE LEADER. NYT. “President Trump picked a new leader for the Office of Government Ethics on Friday, naming the agency’s general counsel, David J. Apol, as the acting director.” NO VIOLATION. FN. “The Commission goes on to explain that foreigners are ‘allowed to attend campaign strategy meetings and events’. They are allowed to contribute ideas, […]