A Times editorial endorses more campaign finance reforms today. In its 2003 [McConnell] ruling, the Supreme Court declared that McCain-Feingold’s limits on soft money were a permissible means “to confine the ill effects of aggregated wealth on” national politics. The courts should reaffirm that well-reasoned decision — and Mr. Obama and Congress should get to […]
Category: Const Law Issues
Saxbe, Clinton, Salazar Fix
S.J. Res. 3 is the “Saxbe fix” for Department of Interior Secretary-designate Ken Salazar.
Facility Group Official Sentenced
The Daily Journal reports: Robert Moultrie, the founder of The Facility Group, must serve 16 months in federal prison for his guilty plea to a charge of paying an illegal gratuity to then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in 2003. District Court Judge Michael Mills ordered Moultrie to surrender by 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. … The case […]