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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Here are Thursday’s political law links (May 24,2012)
THE JUDGE AND THE EDWARDS TRIAL. The Times. “In her instructions to the jury, the judge, Catherine C. Eagles of Federal District Court, said, ‘The government does not have to prove that the sole or only purpose of the money was to influence the election.’” ODDS TO EDWARDS. The Post. “‘The judge seems to think […]
Political law links for Wed., May 23, 2012
INDEPENDENT $ IN CA. Story here. “Rather than excavate wealth from the Golden State, third-party groups are dousing California with dollars ahead of its June 5 primaries.” GP$ ADS. Story here. “The spot is backed by $9.7 million over three weeks on broadcast television in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, […]