Category: LDA

Thursday’s political law links for grownups

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 7, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FCPA, FEC, LDA, Oklahoma

LOBBYISTS AND POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN. “A federal government shutdown would close some of Washington, D.C.’s most popular attractions and important outposts, but the influence industry won’t even slow down.” Roll Call. $218 MILLION PENALTY. DOJ announced settlement in a FCPA case here. “JGC Corporation has agreed to pay a $218.8 million criminal penalty to resolve charges […]

POPVOX, jets, investigation no fiesta, Microsoft’s journey and more Tuesday political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 5, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Courts & Cases, LDA, Missouri, Wisconsin

POPVOX. As usual, e.politics enlightens with a link to a piece about a new tool for eadvocacy called PopVox. JETS ON THE TARMAC. The Times reports. “Once a candidacy is official during primary season, and travel requirements become far greater, campaigns usually start with small chartered jets, ‘like a Lear 35 or a Citation II,’ […]

Launch day, Trump and the 2012 money chase, new GAO report and more political law links today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 4, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, FEC, IRS, LDA, Wisconsin

DEBATES, LIST EXCHANGES, AND FUNDRAISING. Politico reports: “The Republican National Committee is proposing to sponsor a series of monthly presidential primary debates beginning in August and running through February in which the RNC would determine the format and require each participating candidate to raise money for the party at the event, according to an email […]