Category: LDA

Free Press and the Daily Caller

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 12, 2010
Categories In LDA

The Daily Caller examines Free Press’ lobbying activities in this post this morning. I think the story could have benefited from a briefing from a lawyer familiar with this area of the law.

Lobbying reports on DISCLOSE

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 7, 2010
Categories In LDA

Not surprisingly it looks like the fight over the DISCLOSE Act generated some lobbying activity. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a lobbying report for its client the U.S. Chamber of Commerce disclosing lobbying income during the reporting period (April through June 2010) of $270,000. Ted Olson and other firm employees are disclosed as acting […]

Don’t miss yesterday’s advocacy for hire story

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 5, 2010
Categories In LDA

It’s here and it involves recent issues related to BP. The case illustrates the murky world of advocacy-for-hire in Washington, where ideological groups wage stealth messaging campaigns with little disclosure of their funding or possible motives. Such arrangements rarely come to light since most advocacy groups are organized as nonprofits that do not have to […]