SUIT ON DELEGATES. Pillar of Law. “The Pillar of Law Institute filed a lawsuit in Wyoming federal court today, challenging a law that prohibits delegates to political party conventions from accepting books, travel stipends, and legal assistance from non-profits.” SUPER PACS 101. Venable. “This memorandum summarizes the rules of the road for setting up and […]
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Political law links
MAYDAY COMPLAINT. CCP. “The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Mayday PAC, the self-proclaimed ‘SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs,’ founded by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig.” D TWITTER PIONEERS. HuffPo. “In 2012, the Democratic Party shared information about advertising buys through a seemingly unconnected Twitter account […]
Election Day Political Law Links
GRIMES PAID. Politico. “Democratic Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign appears to have shelled out $17,000 to shuttle Hillary Clinton into Kentucky to attend a rally last month.” MSRB MOVES ON BOND ADVISERS. Bloomberg. “Financial advisers to U.S. state and local governments would be barred from using political contributions to win business under a proposal […]