Category: LDA

Tuesday’s political law links (2/5/13)

DEMINT AND ETHICS RULES. Roll Call. “Retreat organizers wanted to host an address by DeMint, the former South Carolina senator, but decided not to out of an abundance of caution. Criminal law forbids former senators from influencing members for two years after leaving Congress.” MENENDEZ TRIPS IN THE NEWS. Story here. “Menendez’s office has acknowledged […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Mon., Feb. 4)

MENENDEZ ALLEGATIONS. The Hill. “The bad news keeps coming: a Senate Ethics probe, allegations involving underage prostitutes, an FBI investigation of a key campaign donor, undisclosed flights on the donor’s private plane, and now, reports linking Menendez to an existing multi-million dollar contract he urged officials to enforce for the disgraced donor.” MENENDEZ ALLEGATIONS II. […]

MT CFR bill news and other political law links

RING CASE TAKEAWAYS. PoliticalLawBriefing.com. “Now facing 20 months in jail – starting his sentence after Abramoff ended his – what does Ring’s case teach us?” I’m sure the case generated a lot of somber memos around town. NEW LIMITS.  Roll Call.  “Individual donors can now contribute up to $2,600 to a candidate in both the […]