“Be careful what you wish for.” That’s the lead in this Roll Call story on campaign finance. The Office of Congressional Ethics is in the news. Elizabeth Cheney launches Keep America Safe, a 501(c)(4). The group’s site is here.
Category: Const Law Issues
“Particularly vague” honest services fraud law update
The Times reports on the long-standing controversy over the honest services fraud law. The “honest services” law, Justice Scalia explained, says that “officeholders and employees owe a duty to act only in the best interests of their constituents and employers.” Carried to its logical extreme, he said, “it would seemingly cover a salaried employee’s phoning […]
Professor “If I am getting that right” Hayward on categorical spending bans
Professor Allison Hayward wrote this analysis for The Examiner discussing implications of a categorical ban on corporate or union spending and Citizens United. During reargument in Citizens United, Chief Justice Roberts asked a question about the history of the corporate ban detailed in Professor Hayward’s brief (page 69 of the transcript).