The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Skilling case yesterday. The case is the third case this term dealing with honest services fraud. The Post reports here. According to the article, “the court continued its skepticism about a federal law making it a crime to deprive the public or one’s employer of ‘honest services,’ […]
Category: Courts & Cases
R. Allen Stanford’s estate seeks political contributions back
The Post has a fololw-up to a Peter Overby report I noted yesterday on R. Allen Stanford’s estate’s lawsuit to get political contributions returned. The lawsuit argues that since campaign contributions are essentially gifts — and were not given in return for goods and services — there is nothing barring the parties from returning the […]
ACS panel on Citizens United
Yesterday I attended the ACS panel on Citizens United. BLT has the report. It was being recorded so I assume it will show up at the ACS link. Joseph Sandler, a former general counsel to the Democratic National Committee and a member at Sandler, Reiff & Young, said the ruling will encourage the trend of […]