Category: Executive Branch

Pre-election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 passes Senate

Ever think about how presidential transitions are funded?  If you’re a lawyer asked to work on a presidential transition, you sure have.  And you no doubt noticed that the Senate just passed the Pre-election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 bringing some new rules to this interesting area of law.  Senatus has an overview and more […]

President Obama riding Citizens United into the midterms

The White House again devoted its Saturday address to Citizens United-related issues, including the DISCLOSE Act.  (The text is here.)  The Hill notes the President’s address here.  The Post’s coverage is here. The President also dedicated an August address to Citizens United. In July he supported DISCLOSE in a Rose Garden speech. Don’t forget he […]