GUINTA CASE. RC. “Last week, the Federal Election Commission found Guinta violated campaign finance rules by accepting more than $350,000 in illegal campaign contributions, ordering him to pay back the funds along with a $15,000 fine.” CONTINUED PROBE. CSM. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid to stop an investigation in Wisconsin into possible unlawful coordination between potential 2016 Republican presidential […]
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RULES FOR INVESTMENT ADVISERS. Bloomberg. “Arguments last month before the D.C. Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of a rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2010, which regulates campaign contributions by investment advisers.” SNAPCHAT, CAMPAIGN LAW, AND 16. Fusion.net. “What is new, however, is the potential conundrum that an app like […]
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THE BUSH PLAN. Theweek.com. “The thinking goes like this: He can help build a massive war chest for his super PAC, coordinate very closely with Right to Rise and lay out any strategy he wants, and then cut off contact and watch from afar as the super PAC acts on his behalf once he’s officially in the […]