TWITTER POLICE. Roll Call. “As Twitter use has expanded, lawmakers have struggled to nail down and then conform to specific rules and regulations regarding their behavior.” COORDINATION ISSUE ANALYSIS. NRO. “Campaign-finance restrictions are designed to advance progressivism, and it is natural to want to see progressives hoisted on their own petard. But those who would […]
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Political law links, 8/15/12
SHAYS LOSES. Story here. “[Linda] McMahon defeated former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays in Tuesday’s GOP primary.” SHAYS CRUSHED. Story here. “With 20 percent of precincts reporting, McMahon routed Shays 75 to 25 percent, the AP reported.” MORE ON SHAYS DEFEAT. Here. “A defiant Republican electorate entrusted wrestling mogul McMahon with its Senate nomination for the […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/14)
WHAT DWS KNEW AND WHEN SHE KNEW IT. Politico. “Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz acknowledged on Monday that she knew where a major liberal super PAC’s political sympathies lay, a day after she said she had ‘no idea’ where Priorities USA Action stood.” AFL-CIO ACTION. Story here. “The super-PAC representing the nation’s largest […]