RULES MAKE SPEECH EXPENSIVE. Backer. “You cannot meaningfully engage in any political activity or speech without paying for legal and compliance services to navigate the regulatory forest artificially placed between you and the public.” SCHOCK AND TRAVEL FUNDS. HR. “Perhaps more stunning was an allegation found on page 34 of the charging document: Schock’s apparent willingness to […]
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Ethics censure and revised lobby rules among today’s political law links
CAMPAIGN FINANCE TARGET. Vox. “Seeing the federal government slip into Republican hands is terrifying campaign finance experts, who are bracing for a wave of deregulation that could give millionaires and billionaires powerful new ways to influence American politics.” NEW LOBBY RULES. NYT. “Aides to President-elect Donald J. Trump announced Wednesday night that his transition team […]
Wed., 11-16-16 political law links
REPORTS OF PROBE. CPI. “Federal prosecutors in Boston have opened a grand jury investigation into potentially illegal campaign contributions from lawyers at the Thornton Law Firm, a leading donor to Democrats around the country, according to two people familiar with the probe.” TRUMP AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. IBT. “More research is clearly required, but at this […]