NATS AND K ST. The Hill. “The excitement generated by the team’s playoff run has given the city’s warring political factions something to agree on during the bitter presidential campaign season.” D’S AND SUPER PACS. National Journal. “How did all the early doom-and-gloom predictions turn out to be so off-base? Campaign finance reform advocates made […]
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Good morning, here are today’s political law links (10/1/12)
AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS CASE OPINION. McCutcheon v. FEC. EC’S BACK. The Hill. “Some political non-profit groups that don’t disclose their donors are redirecting their spending in the wake of a decision that has shaken up campaign finance law.” DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS? WSJ. “The main body of rules governing political donations is federal election law, a murky amalgamation […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (9/20)
USE OF TITLES ISSUE. The Post. “Officially, members can’t use their position for private fundraising, but ethics watchdogs were typically okay with the practice as long as it was clear that it was Joe Politician-the-man, not Joe Politician-the-official who was invoked.” LEVERS OF POWER. The Times. “Every president lives at the intersection of policy and […]