MCDONNELL NEWS. Here‘s a set of McDonnell links from yesterday. McDonnell’s statement on the case is here. Gov. McAuliffe also made a statement. WATCHDOGS YELP. RC. “Monday’s Supreme Court decision to vacate former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell’s corruption verdict fits into a larger trend of relaxing federal rules for lobbyists and political donors. But some campaign […]
Author: Eric Brown
McDonnell Alert: Quos, Quids, and what’s next?
MCDONNELL OPINION ANNOUNCED: The Supreme Court announced its unanimous opinion in McDonnell today, overturning the convictions of former Gov. McDonnell. The opinion is online here. The opinion narrows the concept of what constitutes an official act under the statute at issue and will have an impact on future decisions to prosecute. The opinion explains: In […]
Here are Mon. pol. law links
BUCHANAN CLEARED. RC. “Four years after it launched an investigation into allegations of improper dealings by Rep. Vern Buchanan, the House Ethics Committee announced Friday it is dropping the case.” CASE CLOSED. Hill. “While the Ethics Committee found that three car dealerships owned by Buchanan did illegally reimburse their employees for campaign donations, it did […]