THE SANDERS CHALLENGE. RC. “Up until now, Sanders has been a vocal champion of campaign finance reform. Time will tell whether such ‘reform’ includes a simplification of the laws, and whether the legal minefield Our Revolution faces will cause him to ‘feel the burn.’ In the meantime, politicians looking to operate 501(c)(4)s had better lawyer […]
Author: Eric Brown
Good morning — here are today’s political law links
CEOS AND EMPLOYEE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Harvard. “Do CEOs affect political choices of their employees? Using a large sample of U.S. firms, we find evidence that they do.” DINNER WITH TRUMP. Politico. “Internet-based scam PACs are hardly new to 2016. In the past, some have made look-alike campaign sites and bought Google ads to lure unsuspecting […]
Scandal warning and Tribe tweet and more political law links for today here
TRIBE TWEET ON FOUNDATION: Ironic how Citizens United’s critics must quote SCOTUS’s narrow definition of #PayToPlay to defend H’s link as Secy of State to C Foundation — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 24, 2016 SCANDAL WARNING. Politico. “A billionaire supporting Sen. John McCain’s underdog primary opponent may be doing so as payback, McCain said Wednesday.” […]