SELLING BOOKS AND CAMPAIGNING BY THE BOOK. The Post. “You would never know on the campaign trail that Newt Gingrich is no longer at the helm of his for-profit enterprise. There, his presidential candidate activities and book-selling business mingle as one.” Politico has an overview of the book race this cycle here. “At critical times […]
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OWS, the electoral college, getting social, and more political law links
NONPROFIT SUPPORTS ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Story here. “An obscure but well-funded campaign to reinvent the Electoral College and elect the president via a national popular vote has alarmed GOP leaders, who have mounted a counterattack with the help of a newly revived nonprofit.” GUILTY PLEA IN LOBBYING CASE. The Hill. “A United States citizen pleaded guilty […]
Super PACs, state and local ethics case developments, and more political law links
LDA ENFORCEMENT ALERT. I couldn’t make COGEL this year, but there’s a report that Ken Gross announced that DOJ made him aware of a $45,000 DOJ settlement with an unnamed lobbying firm, the first in years in this area. Stay tuned. SUPER PAC PUSH. Politico. “The top two Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid and […]