STATE LAWS AND CU. The Times. “The Supreme Court is expected to respond in June to a Montana Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporations from making political expenditures from their general treasuries.” K ST. AND THE CONVENTIONS. Politico. “The combination of tight corporate budgets, ethics rules and unappealing weather […]
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Good morning, here are today’s political law links
CORPORATE SPENDING CONFERENCE. The Conference Board’s Corporate Political Spending Conference will be held on May 15, 2012 in Washington, DC. The program is led by Caplin & Drysdale’s Trevor Potter and the day’s interesting panels will feature representatives of Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Google, Altria, and other corporations, law firms, and news organizations. More information is available […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links
SUPER PAC SATURATION. NPR. “The super PACs have advantages over campaign organizations: Primarily they can accept unlimited donations, allowing a few wealthy backers to give large sums, something tailor-made for TV campaigns.” REFORM AFTER STEVENS? Roll Call. “The release of a scathing report this week detailing widespread prosecutorial misconduct that botched the corruption trial of […]