SUPER PAC ACCEPTANCE. HuffPo. “Like other super PACs, Ready for Hillary can trace its origins to the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision in 2010, which helped paved the way for political action committees to raise unlimited sums of money to call for the election or defeat of candidates.” “NEW […]
Category: Florida
Good morning, here are today’s top political law links
HELPING STATES HIRE. ABC. “An Associated Press analysis of the parties’ spending since the 2012 presidential campaign suggests Republicans are trying to copy the Democrats’ playbook: build strong political operations in crucial states and collect as much voter data as possible.” LOBBYIST FACES FINE. WP. “Federal prosecutors have charged a lobbyist and his Alexandria firm […]
Tues. political law links
LABOR SPENDING. HuffPo. “A Koch spokeswoman recently called the brothers’ spending ‘drops in a bucket’ compared to what unions spend.” DEAL STRUCK. FINalternatives.com. “Two of the key players in a pay-to-play scandal that ensnared a number of hedge and private-equity funds have settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission.” FL: LET’S GO TO WORK COMPLAINT. […]