Category: A.M. Report

KOCHS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE.   NBC.  “Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch are well-known for pumping tens of millions of dollars into so-called dark money nonprofits — groups that actively promote or criticize candidates for office but are not required to reveal their donors.” NO VERDICT.  NYT.  “A day after saying they were deadlocked, jurors in […]

MEDIA CORPORATIONS AND BIDEN.   DS.  “Curtailing campaign contributions would radically amplify the volume of media companies by muffling all the other voices in the public square.” MENENDEZ UPDATE.  USAT.  “After jurors slipped a note to court officials saying they were deadlocked on criminal corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez, the judge told them to go […]

FINRA NOTICE.   NLR.  “The SEC’s pay-to-play rules prohibit an investment adviser and its covered associates from providing or agreeing to provide payment to any person to solicit a government entity for investment advisory services on behalf of the investment adviser, unless the person is a ‘regulated person.’” THE COORDINATION QUESTION.   WSJ.   “Candidate Clinton railed […]