Author: Eric Brown

FRESHMAN IDEA.   PM.  “Essentially, Democracy Dollars would allow reformers to circumvent the Supreme Court hurdle while at the same time addressing the problem of outside spending.” DEMOCRAT FOCUS.   RC. “Amid the collapse of a signature piece of Republican health care legislation and continued revelations about the Trump team’s ties to Russia, House Democrats have turned their […]

EXPERTS DEBATE.   SFG.  “The Electoral College is good for democracy and regulation of political campaign financing is generally bad, one expert on election laws told a judicial conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. Another speaker, equally expert, said the opposite.” LEGAL FEE SPENDING.   LAT.  “The House Ethics Committee released a report that stated Hunter ‘may […]

PAY TO PLAY CHALLENGE UPDATE.   NLR.  “The Sixth Circuit dismissed this latest challenge for lack of standing. The result is not entirely surprising in that the petitioners faced a high hurdle: because they challenged the amendments to the MSRB’s rule, but not Rule G-37 itself, they were required to focus on activity restricted specifically due […]