Category: Illinois

Fri. political law links, 2-28-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 28, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Illinois, Maryland, Mass., Missouri

DISRUPTING THE COURT. WP. “A rare disturbance broke out Wednesday during oral arguments at the Supreme Court when a lone protester at the back of the ornate room rose and loudly urged the court to overturn its 2010 ruling in Citizens United, which opened the door to unlimited corporate campaign contributions in elections.” WILL ON […]

Thurs. political law links, 2-27-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 27, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

SCANDAL TWIST. CBS Miami. “According to CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald, Sternad has stated in federal records, for the first time, that Rivera was a part of the conspiracy to funnel illegal contributions to his campaign.” STOP TARGETING POLITICAL BELIEFS BILL. WP. “But as today’s vote on the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by […]

Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 11, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, California, FCPA, Foreign Laws, Illinois, IRS, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Vermont

FCPA: DIMON IN THE NEWS. NYT. “While the hiring of employees connected to private enterprises would not typically violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which requires the involvement of a government official in a bribe, authorities are exploring whether state-owned Chinese companies indirectly owned some of the private enterprises, according to people briefed on the […]