In the continuing controversy surrounding the appointment of Sen. Roland Burris, a county prosecutor has asked the FBI for recordings of certain phone conversations between Sen. Burris and former Gov. Blagojevich’s brother, according to this report.
Fraser Verrusio was charged with “conspiring to accept an illegal gratuity, accepting an illegal gratuity, and making a false statement in failing to report his receipt of gifts from a lobbyist and the lobbyist’s client on” his financial disclosure form. The DOJ press release is here and this Hill report has more. Verrusio abruptly left […]
The Times covers the Citizens United case that the Supreme Court will hear March 24th. There are two basic questions before the court: Is the film the sort of “electioneering communication” that the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law of 2002 says may not be broadcast in certain time windows before elections? And if it is, can […]