IRS TO PAY. NOM. “In response to a lawsuit brought by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has admitted wrongdoing in releasing the organization’s confidential tax return and donor list which was obtained by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), NOM’s chief political rival. The IRS has agreed to pay NOM […]
SEC SETTLES. WSJ. “The SEC’s so-called pay-to-play rule prohibits investment advisers from providing paid advisory services to pension funds within two years of a political contribution to an official with power to influence the funds.” The SEC release is here. This is huge news and is sure to generate a flood of urgent memos on […]
VIEW ON CFR. Clarion-Ledger. “Citizens have every right to worry about the corrupting influence of money in politics. The proper response to that impulse is to aggressively prosecute instances of official corruption — not to give incumbent lawmakers sweeping new powers to regulate their competitors.” SENATE TO CURTAIL. Breitbart. “Reacting to a series of recent […]