WHAT THE EDWARDS EMAILS WILL SHOW. The Post. “Prosecutors have obtained emails between John Edwards and a former aide to use as evidence at trial that he knew about payments to his pregnant mistress even while he was publicly denying it, people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Monday.” MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTION […]
Category: FEC
Political law links for Monday, June 6, 2011
NICE TO BE BACK AND THANKS FOR READING. I had to take a few days off from the site, so thanks for your patience. What happened while I was away from the grid? A big campaign finance story, wouldn’t you know. EDWARDS INDICTED. Most assuredly you have already read almost all there was to read […]
Wednesday’s political law links
CORPORATE CONTRIBUTION CASE. For better or worse, a federal judge might revisit his holding that the ban on corporate contributions is unconstitutional. SCOTUSblog. WHAT’S A GIFT? More on the Edwards case here. “Former presidential candidate John Edwards and federal prosecutors are arguing over whether funds used to cover up his extramarital affair were campaign contributions […]