TODAY AT THE FEC. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. CU LIVES. Politico. “The conservative group Citizens United has produced a scathing film about former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and plans to spend six figures promoting it amid McAuliffe’s campaign for governor of Virginia, the group’s leadership told […]
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Good morning, today’s political law links, Mon., 7.22
CONVICTION TOSSED. BLT. “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the wire fraud conviction of a former Capitol Hill staffer on Friday, in a ruling that addresses when a defendant can erase convictions after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.” FINRA LOBBYING. Story here. “The Wall Street regulator of broker-dealers has decreased […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links (11/15)
WHO’S A LOBBYIST? WSJ. “Are you a lobbyist? You might be and not even know it. That’s because in more than half the country the simple act of speaking to fellow citizens about issues of public importance can be regulated as a form of lobbying.” INCOMING WOO. Roll Call. “Lobbyists, most of whom have been […]