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Political law links, 6-5-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 5, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Colorado, Florida, Foreign Laws, House, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, South Dakota

CRUZ CFR. Sen. Cruz. “U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today filed a pair of bills to protect the individual right to free speech in the wake of Democrats’ efforts to effectively repeal the First Amendment by allowing Congress to regulate spending on political speech.” TESTER LOBBYING REFORM. Sen. Tester. “Senator Jon Tester is introducing the […]

Wed. 5-28 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 28, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Florida, Mass., New York

HUNT ON ROBERTS ON CORRUPTION. NYT. “The definition of corruption was hotly debated on the court by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Stephen G. Breyer. The chief justice, who opposes most campaign finance restrictions, offered a narrow interpretation: Political corruption is bribery only, a direct exchange of an official act for money.” FEC ENFORCEMENT VACUUM. […]

Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 13, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Florida, Foreign Laws, Mass., New Jersey, Washington

CFR FIX. WP. “Many may find current levels of campaign spending problematic. But continued efforts to simply set limits on it will likely end like the previous ones, with even more money being spent in even less transparent ways.” SUPER PACS POURING. KGW. “Big donors are making their voices heard in Oregon’s Republican primary for […]