APP MAKERS LOBBY. Story here. “Backing the app-makers are venture capitalists and operators of platforms on which the apps operate, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. Microsoft pumped at least $1 million last year into the Association for Competitive Technology, an app-focused trade association.” WALMART NEWS. Story here. “After several years of relative […]
Category: FCPA
The Edwards trial news and other political law links for Tues., 4/24
EDWARDS TRIAL UPDATES. The News Observer should have thorough coverage of the Edwards trial (h/t @GoberHilgers). WAL-MART AND THE FCPA. The FCPA Professor has thoughts on Wal-Mart’s FCPA issues here. SEC RULES AND FEDERAL FUNDRAISING. WSJ. “A new effort by Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to substantially increase the amount of money wealthy backers can give […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links
TIMES EDITORIAL ON VAN HOLLEN V. FEC. Here. POLITICALMONEYLINE.COM RELAUNCH. Here. Q1 FCPA REPORT. FCPA Blog. “But over the last three months, individual defendants captured most of the attention. There were acquittals, mistrials, dismissals, and sentencings that were all high-profile enforcement events.” STEVENS REPORT COST. The Post. “The mistakes by prosecutors handling the corruption trial […]