A judge set trial for April 14 for Geoffrey Fieger, who was allegedly involved in improper contributions to John Edwards’ 2004 presidential campaign. The case involves about $120,000 in allegedly reimbursed contributions. The Detroit Free Press also reports the story.
Author: Eric Brown
The 1954 Supreme Court’s View on Lobbying Disclosure
In United States v. Harriss, a Supreme Court case in the news because of the recent NAM effort to challenge provisions of HLOGA, the Court discussed lobbying disclosure, as a general matter (citations omitted): Present-day legislative complexities are such that individual members of Congress cannot be expected to explore the myriad pressures to which they […]
Yard Sign Sanity
Wheeling News-Register offers some reasonable advice for campaign yard signs along the highway: Campaign signs are an important part of any political season. The rights of candidates and their supporters to place them are protected to an extent, as they should be, by the First Amendment.But there are limits. Many municipalities have restrictions on them, […]