OK TO KUSHNER. NYT. “Hours after President Trump took his oath on Friday, the Justice Department issued an opinion saying that his appointment of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a senior White House adviser would be lawful despite a federal antinepotism law.” UPDATED INVESTIGATIONS MANUAL. InsidePoliticalLaw. “Covington today released an updated version of its manual […]
Author: Eric Brown
Good morn., here are today’s political law links
PAY TO PLAY SNARE. LEX. “The pay-to-play rule is designed to address pay-to-play abuses involving campaign contributions made by certain investment advisers or their covered associates to government officials who are in a position to influence the selection of investment advisers to manage government client assets, including public pension fund assets.” EYEING FEC CHANGES. CPI. […]
SEC pay to play settlements and more political law links
SEC SETTLEMENTS. WSJ (h/t S. Sholk). “Ten investment firms agreed to pay fines totaling more than $660,000 to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging they managed public pension money illegally after their employees made contributions to state political races.” 10 FIRMS VIOLATED PAY TO PLAY RULES. SEC. “The Securities and Exchange Commission […]