The Post has a story on today’s Supreme Court argument in two honest services fraud cases. The Supreme Court is considering whether to rein in federal prosecutors’ use of a 28-word fraud law that has become a preferred tool in high-profile corporate crime and public corruption cases – and a favorite target of critics.
Category: Const Law Issues
“I remember when corporate political expenditures were illegal.”
“I remember when corporate political expenditures were illegal.” After Citizens United comes down, “I remember when corporate political expenditures were illegal,” might be something you can tell your children or grandchildren, when they’re old enough to contemplate the intricacies of campaign finance law. And if they ever ask if the government thought it could ban […]
Citizens United and a new push for federal public financing
If Citizens United overrules Austin and McConnell tomorrow, campaign finance reform advocates may cite the case as support for federal public financing, in the form of The Fair Elections Now Act. PIRG’s Lisa Gilbert addresses public financing at Under the Influence today.