NRO ON EDWARDS PROSECUTION. Here. ”If Edwards et al. have committed other crimes, then they should be prosecuted, but to prosecute him under campaign-finance rules in a situation in which no campaign funds were used and no campaign expenses paid seems a stretch. We have had enough unseemliness associated with Edwards without adding a questionable […]
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Political law links for Monday, April 2, 2012
GAO REPORT ON LOBBYIST COMPLIANCE. The Hill. “K Street’s newest registered lobbyist generally complied with expense and income report requirements, while accuracy among established lobbyists on these reports varied, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Friday indicated.” GAO’s observations are here. The summary notes: “The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (the […]
Thursday’s political law links
BUCKLEY AND SEVERABILITY. Did you catch Paul Clement’s discussion of Buckley during yesterday’s argument? His references to the case didn’t generate any specific questions. All of the audio is online here. In part, Clement argued: “This Court struck down the ban on expenditures, left the contribution ban in place, and for 4 decades Congress has […]