MENENDEZ FIGHT. L360. “Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday again urged a New Jersey federal court to toss his corruption charges based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark McDonnell decision, rejecting prosecutors’ argument that pressure he exerted on a doctor’s behalf to influence executive branch officials fell within the high court ruling’s narrow definition of ‘official […]
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8.2 political law links
LEFT SHIFT ON MONEY AND SPEECH. IJR. “The Left’s solution is to regulate, regulate, regulate. By restricting what Trump Jr.—or any American—is allowed to hear and say, the Left strikes at the right of every American. It is a fundamental right of every American to speak with anyone they want about anything they want—including […]
8.1 political law links
OBAMA HAUL. WP. “An initiative backed by former president Barack Obama to end Republican control of legislative maps by targeting state-level contests has raised more than $10.8 million this year.” SUPER PAC EDGE. NBC. “With their gazes already trained toward 2018 midterm elections — and even the 2020 presidential race — conservative super PACs are […]