ETHICS AND GRIMM. Roll Call. “The House Ethics Committee announced it established a special subcommittee to investigate Rep. Michael G. Grimm, already under federal indictment for allegations of misconduct, but the subcommittee members unanimously voted to wait as the Feds pursue the case against the New York Republican.” LERNER FUNDRAISING. Roll Call. “A fundraising effort […]
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Thurs. political law links, 4-10-14
MOON PIE DISCLAIMERS. Thanks to Aristotle’s Dave Mason (and my excellent former boss) for remembering my Moon Pie post in his recent In the Know blog post. There are a number of other interesting recent posts at In the Know, including this McCutcheon analysis. PURSUING LERNER. Roll Call. “The House Ways and Means Committee voted […]
Post-McCutcheon political law links
MCCUTCHEON V. FEC. SCOTUS (PDF). AGGREGATE LIMITS STRUCK. WP. “On its face, the ruling seems far more limited than Citizens United, which has dramatically increased spending on elections and spawned a new wave of political organizations funded by wealthy individuals.” WHO WINS? WP. “It’s the biggest campaign financing ruling from the court since the Citizens […]